Dewal Manal is one of the 51 union councils of

Abbottabad District Abbottabad District (Hindko, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of the Hazara Division and covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts incl ...

in the

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province of

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.Administrative Units of District Abbottabad

Location

Dewal Manal is located in the central part of Abbottabad District and borders

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and

Seer Gharbi Seer Gharbi,, is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, bordering the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province (the Murree Hills a ...

(to the South),

Nathia Gali Nathia Gali or Nathiagali () is a hill station and mountain resort town located in the Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located at the centre of the Galyat range, where several hill stations are situated. Nathia ...

and

Nagri Bala Nagri Bala Union Council of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March ...

to the east, and Garhi Phulgran to the west and north. The area is scenic, with mountains, pine trees, and lakes, such as Jandar Lake.

Subdivisions

The Union Council is subdivided into the following areas: Chehr, Makol Payeen, Nagri Payeen, Haari Khetar, Khann Thoha Tarairi Nalotha, and Sajikot.Dewal Manal Union Council
/ref> The villages of union council are Cher, Saji Kot, Dewal, Makol Payeen, Nagri Payeen and Nalotha. Central Valley: The central village of Dewal-Manal union council is Dewal. The population here is almost 99% Karlal (Bakaryal clan). Surrounded villages are: * Sajikott * Cher * Kalanda * Nara * Ghora * Narwara * Pathian * Nagri Payeen * Nagri Tarli * Makool Payeen * Poona * Hairla Maira.

History

The village of Dewal Manal is situated in the Dhun <دهن> valley. The word ''dewal'' came from an

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

word Dewalia <ديواليه>, meaning 'bankrupt', which was attached to this locale due to many wars and other disasters. The villages here have been destroyed many times. During British rule the area was initially a major command post for the local

Karlal The Karlal (Urdu: کڑلال), also known as ''Karral'', ''Kiraal'', and ''Sardar'' are a Hindko- and/or Pahari-speaking tribe, dwelling mostly in the Abbottabad District of the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Etymology and or ...

s, but the British made a fort at

. This village produced notable politician like Haider Zaman Khan known as Baba (late), QUAID E TEHREEK E SOOBA HAZRA

HAZARA PROVINCE MOVEMENT Hazara Province Movement (Urdu/Hindko: ) is a movement aimed at gaining a separate provincial status for the Hazara Division, Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Background The movement began in 1957, when regional lawyers Mufti Idrees and A ...

References

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