Ghwarband is a valley in the

Shangla District Shangla District (, ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Alpuri, while the largest city and commercial center is Besham. The district was establish ...

of the

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province, Pakistan. The

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of Ghwarband valley belong to the

Yousufzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangl ...

and

Muhammadzai (Hashtnagar) The Muhammadzai are a Pashtun tribe residing in Charsadda, Pakistan. Origins This group has a Pashtun lineage from the son of Zamand, the third son of Kharshbun. They originate from Afghanistan. The Muhammadzai are descendants of Sharkhbun, ...

tribe. The local population are

Gujjar The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic ...

s. One sub-division of the Muhammadzai tribe is settled in Ghwarband valley. Hafiz Alpuri was born in the valley of Ghwarband. He belonged to the Mandan

Yousafzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangl ...

tribe. Muhammad Anwar baba, a famous

Pushtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

Khan, belonged to the Muhammadzai tribe of Pushtuns was also born in Ghwarband.

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