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4 unusual facts about Haripur


Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Abbottabad

Jurisdiction includes five districts, namely Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram and Kohistan, encompassing an area of 17,194 square kilometres and a population of 3.47 millions.

Kot Najeebullah

It is one of the oldest economic centres of Haripur District, located 12 km away from the city of Haripur and 65 km from Islamabad.

Pir Sabir Shah

Pir Ahmad Shah served his spiritual guide and teacher Khwaja Abdul Rahman Choharvi a saint of Hazara from Qadiri dynasty of Sufism in the vicinity of Haripur city for many years and then he was assigned to preach the teachings of Islam at Chittagong, Bengal.

Sirikot

To the west of Haripur Tehsil there is another very beautiful and populous village of the Mashwani's known as Gudwalian (Goodvalley), it is located between Haripur city and Sirikot(Ghazi).


Abdul Majid Khan Tarin

Apart from his support of the establishment of the Islamia College, Peshawar, and support to various Indian Muslim charities, he played a considerable role in the early development of his native Haripur area in Hazara, NWFP.

He founded several charitable schools, set up a public Tuberculosis ward at the Haripur Government Hospital, provided for a system of educational scholarships for local students as well as supporting numerous needy people.

Bostan Khan

Bostan Khan (died 1825),was a warrior of the Tareen (or Tarin) tribe settled in the Haripur, Hazara region of what was to later become the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), who was executed for 'rebellion' by the Sikh administrators of the region at that time.

Krishna River

Also, located on the banks of the river Krishna is the Sangameshwar Shiva temple at Haripur and Ramling temple near Sangli, as well as, villages such as Jihe.

Mahan Singh Mirpuri

He was conferred by Maharaja Ranjit Singh the title of Raja for his conquests of Haripur, Nowshehra and Peshawar.

Nidi Sohana

The main villages are Nidi, Sohana, Rajdhani, Mithi Dara, Haripur, Bala Dara, Zerein Dara, Chanaga Gai and Bera Kothara.

Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan

Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan is a member of the Sardar Gujjar family of Kot Najeebullah in Haripur.


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