Ghari Matani is a village in Chach Valley of Attock District in Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is situated to the south of the Indus River and has fertile lands. [1]
Garhi Matani | |
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Coordinates: 33°55′47″N72°20′19″E / 33.92972°N 72.33861°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Attock |
Tehsil | Hazro |
Region | Chhachh |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
The population is predominately Pashtun of Yusufzai and Abdali extraction and speak Pashto dialect of the Yusufzai tribe. There are a minority of Kashmiris living there also. Some notable inscription are located in this area. [2]
The Yusufzai or Yousafzai, also referred to as the Esapzai, are one of the largest tribes of the ethnic Pashtun people.
Australopithecus garhi is a species of australopithecine from the Bouri Formation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia 2.6–2.5 million years ago (mya) during the Early Pleistocene. The first remains were described in 1999 based on several skeletal elements uncovered in the three years preceding. A. garhi was originally considered to have been a direct ancestor to Homo and the human line, but is now thought to have been an offshoot. Like other australopithecines, A. garhi had a brain volume of 450 cc (27 cu in); a jaw which jutted out (prognathism); relatively large molars and premolars; adaptations for both walking on two legs (bipedalism) and grasping while climbing (arboreality); and it is possible that, though unclear if, males were larger than females. One individual, presumed female based on size, may have been 140 cm tall.
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Matani may refer to: