Dewana Baba

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Dewana Baba
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Buner
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
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Dewana Baba is an administrative unit, known as Union council of Buner District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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District Buner has 6 Tehsils i.e. Daggar, Chagharzai, Chamla, Khudu Khel, Gagra and Gadezai. Each tehsil comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 27 union councils in district Buner. [1]

Dewana Baba has a great reputation as a business hub in the area. People from distant areas come here for their shopping needs, education and healthcare. The town of Diwana Baba is surrounded by tall green mountains. There are dense forests on the mountains where people go for recreation and leisure activities. A clear small river flows in the middle of the town which adds to the beauty of the area. The people here are very hospitable, diligent and hardworking. This town is named after a great sufi sage Hazrat Dewana Baba whose shrine is located in the center of the town. Hazrat Diwana Baba dedicated his entire life to enlighten people with the teachings of Islam. Thousands of people from all over the country visit the shrine of Hazrat Dewana Baba every year. Dewana Baba town has also several well reputed teaching institutions which provide education to people of the entire area at their doorstep.

Well Known personalities hailing from Dewana Baba include Nisar Ahmad who is currently settled in Calgary, Canada one of the most livable cities in the world. Nisar Ahmad obtained his Master of Science degree with Honors in Agricultural from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Pakistan. Nisar Ahmad currently works with City of Calgary municipal government.

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References

  1. "Village/Neighbourhood Council". lgkp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2017-07-03.