Beka, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Beka | |
|---|---|
town and Union Council | |
  Beka | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′37″N 72°20′51″E / 33.99361°N 72.34750°E[1] | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swabi District |
| Tehsil | Lahor Tehsil |
| Beka Sharif | 1758 |
| Founded by | Nawab Nehmat khan Yusufzai |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| 35000 | |
Beka is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. [1] It is part of Lahor Tehsil.
Present-day Beka was founded approximately 300 years ago as a result of the diversion of the Indus, which flows through the town. [citation needed].
Education[edit]
Government[edit]
- Government Higher Secondary
- School for Boys.
- Government Girls High School
- Government Middle School Beka
- Government Primary Schools
- The Muslim model school Beka
Private[edit]
- The Muslim Model School Beka
- Beka Model school Beka Swabi
- Al Hayat School and College
Nawab Production[edit]
The owner of YouTube entertainment channel Nawab Production lives in Beka. Nawab Production aims to educate people through media and improve Pashto culture according to the new age. Bilal Khan, Umar Farooq, Wisal Khan and Ihsan Khan are the directors.
Lineages[edit]
Taju Khel[edit]
Taju Khel or Tajo Khel are the sub tribe of Yousafzai. They live in many parts of Pakistan and India including Kaddi, Zaida, Marghuz, Lahor, Beka, Sala, Haryan in Pakistan and Bhopal, Delhi, Agraa and Pathan Kot in India. Some Taju Khel in Swabi maintain family ties with their relatives in India. They are the descendants of Doran Khan. Furthurmore, Taju Khel along with four other brothers came to current swabi roughly around 16th century from Afghan province Kundooz.[2] The estimated population of Taju Khel globally are estimate at 100,000 to 170,000.[3]
According to a renowned elder and historian of Yaqubi village Taju Khel, Zakarya Khel, Panj Pao and Balar Khel were all brothers along with Taus Khani, Bazid Khel and Ayub Khel. He further claimed that these brother along with their ancestors formed Aba Khel, but this is disputed.
Beka, Tajukhel Tribe ancestor is Malak Mehmood Khan after that Malak Nooroze, Malak Abdul Ghani, Malak Rizwan, then after that Malak Jahanzaib, Malak Amraiz, Malak Jawed, and Malak Mairaj.
Nawab family[edit]
Nawab Ali is the grandson of Nawab Nehmat Khan. He was a predominant landlord and founder of Beka. Nawab Nehmat Khan have now more than 300 descendants who reside in Beka and Beka Dheri. Nawab Ali Khan family tree with Nawab Nehmat Khan as below. Nawab Nehmat Khan belong to sub tribe of Yousafzai (Taju Khel). Taju Khel tribe are the owners of most of the land in Swabi District.[4]
Nawab Family Tree
Nawab Nehmat Khan
↓
Nawab Abdul Rehim Khan
↓
Nawab Majeed Khan
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Jamdad Khan
↓
Haji Mohabat Khan
↓
Nawab Ali Khan
↓
Bilal Khan
Umar Farooq Khan Haroon Khan
Zohaib Khan Ahmad Ali Khan
Organizations[edit]
- Islamic Center for Women
- Dar Ul Ollum (Islamic Recitation Institute)
- Salman Tuition Accadmey
- Helping Handz
- Nawab Welfare organization
- Rubi Gul Welfare Organization ( orphanage)
- Beka Welfare Trust
- Bedaar zalmi committee.
References[edit]
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Khan, Roshan The History of Yousafzai
- ^ Britannica Encyclopaedia's 11th Edition
- ^ Title land registry deeds, Swabi