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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 district capital Mansehra, towards the Kashmir frontier (near to Muzaffarabad the capital of Azad Kashmir).
It was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. It is named after (Ex-Chief Of Swati) Habibullah Khan. Its old name was Garhi Saadat Khan came from the town's founder who was ruler of Pakhli (1762-1780) and nominal Chief Of Swati Pashtun Tribe.
Total area of Garhi Habibullah was 29000 Kanal which was divided equally among 45 Hundis and 4000 Kanal was left Shamlat between these 5 Hundis which is still Shamlat in today era.This page is just for the historic knowledge of Garhi Habibullah and now many lands have been sold to other people by the descendants of these Hundis. These five people were actually from Pakhal and came here to defend borders of Pakhli Sarkar from the nearby Kashmiri Kingdom of Maharaja.Sources
- 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
- Prof. Akhtar: Tajik Swati aur Mamlikat e Gabar
- Roshan Khan: Tazkira
- Rehmat Khan: Tareekh e Hafiz
- Sher Bahadur Khan Panni.: Tareekh e Hazara
- The Pathans
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
