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| Garhi Habibullah | |
|---|---|
| Union council and town | |
| Garhi Habibullah Khan | |
 A view of Garhi Habibillah from Aznali Hills | |
  Garhi HabibullahLocation in PakistanShow map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Garhi HabibullahGarhi Habibullah (Pakistan)Show map of Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′05″N 73°22′49″E / 34.4014°N 73.3803°E / 34.4014; 73.3803 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mansehra District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0997 |
Garhi Habibullah is a town and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in Mansehra Tehsil and lies to the east of the district capital Mansehra, towards the Kashmir frontier (near to Muzaffarabad the capital of Azad Kashmir). It is in an area affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. It is named after (Ex-Chief Of Swati) Habibullah Khan. Old name of Garhi Habibullah was Garhi Saadat Khan named as such by the founder of this town who was ruler of Pakhli (1762-1780) and nominal Chief Of Swati Pashtun Tribe. Hindko Language is spoken in this town.
History
- Imperial Gazzetter Of India (Topic: Pakhli Sarkar of Swatis)
- Mountstuart Elphinstone (1843). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul
- Raverty H.G (1888). Notes on Baluchistan and Afghanistan
- Hazara Gazetteer 1883 and 1907.
- Tajik Swati aur Mamlikat e Gabar by Prof. Akhtar.
- Tazkira by Roshan Khan.
- Tareekh e Hafiz Rehmat Khan
- Tareekh e Hazara by Sher Bahadur Khan Panni.
- The Pathans
Localities in Garhi Habibillah
Babur Colony, Seri, Naral, Buttsing (Hassan Ali Khan Colony), Shamori, Hassari, Ponrh, Jabbi, Sughdar
References
- Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mansehra - Government of Pakistan Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Earthquake Affected Area Overview - United Nations Joint Logistics Centre Archived September 13, 2012, at archive.today
