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Tikri Valley
The valley of Tikri or Tikrai is situated in the present day Battagram District Battagram (, ) is a tribal Districts of Pakistan, district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75 km from Mansehra, Mansehra city. It was part of historic Yaghistan (In ... at the eastern slope of the famous Black Mountain, otherwise known as Tor Ghar or Kala Daka. District Batagram has geographical borders with Kohistan District, Tribal Area of Black Mountain, Shangla District and Malakand Division. The district consists of two sub-divisions or Tehsils Batagram and Allai that consist of a total of 20 Union Councils. The Tikriwal is actually a geographical name for the sub-tribes of the Swati Pashtuns living in a valley called Tikri or Tikrai. References Battagram District {{Battagram-geo-stub ...
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Battagram District
Battagram (, ) is a tribal Districts of Pakistan, district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75 km from Mansehra, Mansehra city. It was part of historic Yaghistan (Independent Territory) before 1955. Later in 1955, It was merged into Pakistan and made part of neighboring Mansehra District with the status of Tehsil. It was officially separated from Mansehra District in July 1993 and was given the status of district. Battagram District was ruled by many different Khans, all belonging to the Swati tribe. Overview and history The district of Battagram is located at a latitude of 34.41 and longitude of 73.1. It is surrounded by Kolai-Palas District, Kohistan District to the north, Mansehra District to the east, (Torghar District) to the south, and Shangla District to the west. It has a land area of . Battagram obtained the status of a district in July 1993, when it was upgraded from a Tehsil and separate ...
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Tikriwal
The Tikriwal or Tekriwal is actually a geographical name for the sub-tribes of the valley of "Tikrai" of Swati origins, is situated in the present day Batagram District at the eastern slope of the famous Black Mountain i.e. Tor Ghar or Kala Dhaka, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ... and known for their resistance against British forces in Black Mountain Expedition of 1888. References {{reflist Pashto-language surnames Pakistani names Social groups of Rajasthan Social groups of Gujarat Weaving communities of South Asia ...
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