Babozai Explained

Babozai
Settlement Type:Town and union council
Other Name:Babuzai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mardan District
Subdivision Type3:Union Council
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5

Babozai (often spelled: Babuzai) (Pashto: بابوزئ) is a union council in the Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

Babozai (often spelled: Babuzai) (Pashto: بابوزئ) is also a Tehsil in the Swat Vally of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[2]

The river Gadar Khwar flows through Babuzai Tehsil, which is located at an altitude of 1754 metres (5757 feet).[3]

The predominant tribe in both the union council babuzai, Mardan, and Tehsil babuzai, Swat is the sub-branch of Yousuf Zai Pashtun tribe Babuzai which was named after their ancestor Babu. Babu along with his sons fought the Yousufzai battle of Swat and Katlang. They were subsequently settled in both Tehsil and Union Council Babuzai.

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120805105450/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=53&dn=Mardan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mardan - Government of Pakistan
  2. https://citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/distr/admin/ http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=53&dn=Mardan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mardan - Government of Pakistan
  3. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Babuzai2.html Location of Babuzai- Falling Rain Genomics