Korey Kot is a village of Pakistan in district Sargodha near Tehsil Kot Momin. Its population is about ten thousand. Korey and Koot were two ancient tribes who lived in this village centuries ago. Legend has it that the village was inundated by river Chenab as it used to flow by the village then. The ancestors of village came from village naseerpur, a nearby settlement known to be existing since 1150 AD.
Ranjha رانجھا, Tarars, Dahar ڈار, Haral, and Gondal are the main tribes but Ranjha is the dominant and the most numerous landowning tribe in the village. Village has a number of educated people who are serving the nation as army officers, teachers, lawyers, bureaucrats and progressive farmers etc.The village has seen massive transformation in agriculture and infrastructural projects and is now considered one of the best developed villages served with five roads, a rural hospital, a boys high school and a girls high school. Korey Kot has fertile land and is well known for its Kinno (orange) orchards. Majority of the population belongs to Sunni Muslim sect. Though this village has a large number of educated people yet they are still engaged in medieval-era-like turf wars but the situation is improving on fast rate due to heavy investment by people in education of their children . Demographically, the village comprises three major social classes, i.e. landowning class, landless peasants and Kamwalas ---- those who do minor jobs. In fact, this village is a microcosm of the wider class based Pakistani culture. Moreover, shrine of Baba Shah Manzoor, a famous mystic who is said to have gone under the earth alive along with a female follower, is also located in this village. Shah Muhammad Muslim Sheikh, a famous folk singer, was also born in this village. Allahyarkay, Numberdars,Molu_Kay ,Shahukay, SukheKay, Rajaykay, Ghulamkay, SalihonKay and Amirkay are renowned families who own vast tracts of agricultural lands. Village's history based on local series of fights between Allayarka and Nambardar families was penned down by a local poet named Ahmed Wadhan. Until recently this Punjabi waar (epic poetry)used to be sung in local gatherings but due to busy pace of life nobody finds time to organise such events any longer. Jeweana family (all ranjha families in the village can be categorised under three main tribes, i.e Khariyana clan, Jeweana clan and Bhaikhanana clan) believes that their ancestor Dhaan Muhammad was the first settler in the village while Bhaikhanana family believes that the first settlers belonged to their clan. Nambardar family,on the other hand, claim that the village was registered through the efforts of their forefather named Hassan. Apart from these details, the village is just five Kilometers away from Takht Hazara, a village, where "Dheedhu Ranjha" the most famous character of "Heer Ranjha" story was born. Likewise, Bhehra, the first line of defence of Mughal and Sultanate dynasties of India against foreign invaders such as Greek and Persians, is also a few kilometres away from the village. So, "Alexander the Great" and Nadir Shah of Iran must have passed by the village when they invaded India but no claim to the resistance of locals to foreign invaders can be made due to unavailability of historical record. The Famous Personalities of this village are Ustad Yaqoob (Late), Nazar Muhammad Ranjha (DG Audit&Accouts), Brig (R) Muzzafar Ranjha, khalid Ranjha ( Adv High Court, human rights activist and an Op-ed writer) C Aman Ullah Ranjha (Late), Zafar Iqbal Ranjha MOLU_KA (Ex_Chairman of Zakat Committee, EX_President of Public Accounts Committee), Mukhtar Ranjha (Civil Judge), Umair Ranjha (Director Anti_Crrouption), Rabnawaz Ranjha (Director NAB), Adil Ranjha (CO MC_Jhang), Azmat Bajwa (Director FIA), Major Faisal Kamal Haral, Capt. Nawazish Ranjha, Lt.Anees Sheryar Ranjha, Bashir Ranjha (Vice Chairman of UC Mela)
The Yusufzai or Yousafzai, also referred to as the Esapzai, or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to which they migrated from Kabul during the 16th century, but they are also present in smaller numbers in parts of Afghanistan, including Kunar, Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Farah. Outside of these countries, they can be found in Ghoriwala District Bannu, Balochistan Sibi (Akazai), Chagai (Hassanzai) and Rohilkandh.
Heer Ranjha is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiban, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most famous being Heer by Waris Shah written in 1766. It tells the story of the love between Heer Sial and Dheedo Ranjha.
Rohillas are a mixed Indian community of Pashtun heritage, historically found in Rohilkhand, a region in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It forms the largest Pashtun diaspora community in India, and has given its name to the Rohilkhand region. The Rohilla military chiefs settled in this region of northern India in the 1720s, the first of whom was Ali Mohammed Khan.
Paniala Pashto: پنياله Pashto pronunciation:[panyɑla] is a small town located in the north of district D.I.Khan of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa about 55 km away from D I Khan and approx 300 km from provincial capital Peshawar. The Link Road from main Indus Highway that connects with Paniala is of about 18 km. It is a submontane settlement and one of the oldest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan.
Khokhar are a tribe native to the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistani Punjab. Khokhars are also found in Sindh and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. The word "Khokhar" itself is of Persian origin and means "bloodthirsty". Khokhars predominantly follow Islam while some continue to follow Hinduism in India. Many Khokhars converted to Islam from Hinduism after coming under the influence of Baba Farid.
Doaba, also known as Bist Doab or the Jalandhar Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. People of this region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". The term "Doaba" or "Doab" is derived from Persian دو آب meaning "land of two rivers". The river Sutlej separates Doaba from the Malwa region to its south and the river Beas separates Doaba from the Majha region to its north.
Rajanpur is a district of the Pakistani province of Punjab, with its administrative headquarters the city of Rajanpur. Lying west of the Indus River, its inhabitants are mostly Saraikis and Baloch. According to the 1998 census, the district had a population of 1,100,000, and 14.27% of these were inhabitants of urban areas.
Pirpiai is a town in the District of Nowshera in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Its population is around 35,000. Pirpiai has a high literacy rate of 92%, compared with Pakistan's average literacy rate of 55%. The village is on GT Road, 8 km from Nowshera Cantonment towards Peshawar. Most of the villagers are working-folk, adding to the work-pool through government service, and self-employment. Substantial number of people from the village are working abroad and adding to national exchequer. The village is rich in producing educated and professional class like engineers, doctors, officers of armed forces, civil servants, professors and so on.
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Kot Baloch is a village in Mandi Bahauddin District, Pakistan, located eight kilometres north of Mandi Bahuddin. It was well known during British rule due to its organized bazaar and local markets which were under the control of the Hindu community. The village is named after the Balouch tribes who traditionally came here with their families and camels for summer grazing. They lived beside a bend in the River Jhelum which was a suitable, sheltered location. They spent six months in the area and then went back to their native areas for the winter season. Later Marth and other Gondal (clan) families came from the Sohawa and Jehlum side area near Mandi Bahauddin and started cultivating the land, building temporary houses. After some years the Balouch families stopped coming to the village but the name of the village remains Kot Baloch. Now there are no Balouch people left in the village.
Behak Mekan is a small town located in the Sargodha District ضلع سرگودھا of the Punjab province, Pakistan, that was formed when the area was part of the British Empire. The town is placed 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) away from the city of Sargodha and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from Dhreema. Due to the town's ecological site, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) built an airstrip near "godhay wala" that become of great significance to the Pakistan Air Force after the Pakistan Movement independence of Pakistan.
Dara Utmankhel, also known as Shaikhan, is a valley in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It consists of nine villages: Maniband ما نی بند, Jabaghi جبګۍ, Zara Doghy زړه ډوګۍ, Kot Koshah کوټ کو شاه, Mandal Korona کورونه ماندل, Kot کوټ, Ghwandy غونډئ, Fazal Abad and Shah Kuronu شاه کو رونه. It lies in Timergara tehsil, east of the main road from Timergara to Dir. The inhabitants of this area belong to the Mandal, a clan of Utmankhel tribe of Pashtuns. The Utmankhel is one of the Karlanri Pashtun or Afghan tribes who appeared in concert with other tribes like Yousafzai and Tarkalani. They first settled in the areas of Malakand, Bajaur and Mohmand. These people were mainly associated with trade as the land was not suitable for agriculture.
Khawajgan (خواجڴان;) is a Pashtun community in northern Pakistan. It is located in Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, about 45 kilometers east of the Indus River and 156 kilometers from Islamabad, in the lower Pakhal Valley. It is the de facto headquarters of the Swati tribe and the second most populous village in the Pakhal Valley with prevailing Nambardari system; currently headed by Nambardar Abdul Ghafoor Khan and Abdul Zahoor Khan s/o Muhammad Maroof Khan.
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Pinanwal is a major town and Union Council of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan District Jhelum. It is located on main Jhelum-Pind Dadan Khan road almost 60 km from Jhelum, 24 km from P.D.Khan and 48 km from Lilla interchange (M2). Major towns of Pinanwal are Nisarabad, Kharid Pur, Chak Daniyal, Dolat Pur etc.
Khandoya aka Khandowa Family is a Chauhan Rajput sub-clan known as the Khandoya is a landowning tribe living mainly in the northern, central and western parts of the Pakistani Punjab, with significant numbers living in Jhelum, Chakwal and to a lesser extent in Khandowa.
Midh Ranjha is a village located in Tehsil Kot Momin District Sargodha of Pakistan. It is famous for Pakistan's biggest tree and is associated with the legendary Heer Ranjha story of romantic love. Heer originated in this village. Midh Ranjha is located 21 km (13 mi) from Kot Momin, 58 km (36 mi) from Sargodha city, and 247 km (153 mi) from the capital Islamabad.
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