Amb, Pakistan Explained

Official Name:Amb
Coordinates:34.19°N 72.51°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Population As Of:1998
Elevation M:395
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Amb is a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It lies on the west bank of the Indus River and now completely submerged under Tarbela Dam is mainly inhabited by the Tanoli tribe of Ghilzai Descent[1]

Formerly part of the princely state of Amb, which was named after the town, the town of Amb was integrated into Pakistan in 1969. Historically, Nawabs of Amb used to reside in Amb in the winter season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ancestor Database - Tano Khel -.-> تنو خېل. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926230048/http://www.khyber.org/tribes/web/ppl/3/f/c3115feedda378d7397af19d2f3.shtml. usurped. September 26, 2015.
  2. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_283.gif Amb - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 275.