Dahamtore Union Council Explained

Settlement Type:Union council
Dhamtore
Coordinates:34.1333°N 73.2667°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abbottabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Abbottabad
Population Total:15,427
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Nazim
Leader Name:Aurangzeb Khan
Leader Title1:Naib Nazim
Leader Name1:Ch Sajid Mehmood

Dhamtore (Pushto; Pashto: دمتوړ, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|دھمتوڑ) is situated about 6 km east of Abbottabad, Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and is the largest village and union council of Abbottabad. Their language is Hindko which is the traditional mother tongue of the Hazara Division but in some villages especially Nagakki village, Gojri is also the mother tongue. Dhamtour village is the gateway to places like Murree, Nathiagali, Dunga Gali, Bara Gali, Ayubia National Park, Miranjani, Mukeshpuri and the most famous picnic spot of Abbottabad, Harnoi. The Union council is located in Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Subdivisions

The Union Council of Dhamtour is divided into the areas of Banda Bazdar, Bandi Shoalian, Dhamtour, Guldhok, Jaswal, Nagakki, Banda Said khan and Ukhreela.[2]

Location

Dhamtour has an average elevation of 1110 metres (3645).[3] It is situated to the west of Abbottabad city and borders Sheikh-ul-Bandi to the north and Nagri Bala to the south.

History

Dhamtour is an ancient city and there were markets here before British rule. Dhamtore was the main market and business center for the surrounding areas.

Saint

In Dhamtour, there are ziarats of Shaykh or Kagir khan Baba (Ilyas khail 1545 to 1655) bin Ilyas bin Ismail bin Abdulla bin hassat or Hassa zai bin Hussain bin Mansoor bin Ashraf Gadoon and Baba Mola patt sarkar who migrated from Jalalabad Afghanistan with their followers to Gadoon or Gandaf, Swabi and Hazara to spread Islam. Another saint, also from Afghanistan Ghazi Badshah, was Saadat Sarkar, Panj Qazi saibs.

Games

Football is the major and most favorite game of this village. Some of the local clubs are Hazara Sarban FC, Pak Muhammadan FC, Sarban hockey club Shahid Cricket club, Brother eleven Cricket club, Sada bahar cricket Club.

Festival

The urs mubarak of Saian Mola Patt Qalandar who was a famous saint of that area which is celebrated for one week February 18 to February 25 each year

Tribes

Majority of residents are from the Jadoon or Sulamani Pathan tribe. Whereas other minority tribes include Syeds, Gujjars, Qazis, Awans, Mughals, Karlal, Kashmiris, Ghakkars and Abbasis.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT). 2018-01-03. 2018-04-17. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031736/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/ABBOTTABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-18. dead.
  2. http://www.Abbottabad.gov.PK Dhamtour Union Council - District government Abbottabad
  3. Web site: Falling Rain Genomics - Location of Dhamtore . 2007-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001145557/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Dhamtaur.html . 2007-10-01 . live .