Hangu, Pakistan
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| Hangu هنګو |
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 Hangu
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| Coordinates: 33°32′N 71°04′E / 33.53°N 71.06°ECoordinates: 33°32′N 71°04′E / 33.53°N 71.06°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Hangu |
| Elevation | 2,657 ft (810 m) |
Hangu (Pashto: هنګو) is a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the chief city of the district of Hangu. Hangu is famous for its greenery, hills, beauty and water.
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[edit] Location
Hangu is situated in the south of north-west Pakistan. It is about 40km away from Kohat. Hangu was a tehsil of Kohat, but in 1998 it was announced a district in Kohat Division. It is the most beautiful city in southern districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Samana, a place for nature lovers, is also situated in Hangu district. The whole district is famous for its greenery. There are four mountains around Hangu namely, Wara Samana, Kata Kani, Pora Ghar and Shalmaz Pir. There are lots of natural springs in Hangu. Snowfall also occurs in winters.
[edit] Development
Hangu is a small city of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It has one civil hospital, two government high schools for boys and two government schools for girls. There is a government degree college for boys and girls as well. Numbers of private sector educational institutions are also contributing to promote the social sector educational ratio.
There is a Police Training College (PTC) in Hangu. PTC is the second oldest training center in the Asia. Orakzai Agency headquarter is also situated in Hangu.
[edit] Tribes
Most of the people of this area are bangash (Pashtun tribes). There is one large village in hangu district togh sarai. the most famous and good natural products. togh sarai is one huge village it has 18 maliks. In togh sarai still have malik system. In though sarai a lot of natural resources in 2007 china company came, discovered natural gas and oil in anarchena village but govt is ignoring.due to unknown reasons,, anarchena is rich in netural resources the most beutifull&oldest
village in the area.pashtoon faqer khail are majority in this village. there is one famous (spring)chena called anarchena,shrine of perazan neka is also very famous. he was very mystic, saint
Muhammad khawaja has also a huge village and it has 12 maliks.
[edit] Militancy
On Aug 22, 2008, at least 16 terrorists (including 2 Chechens) were killed by the Pakistani security forces in a skirmish at Hangu. The terrorists belonged to Darra Adamkhel, and their group included suicide bombers. The Hangu police also arrested two Afghan terrorists in Thall area and seized two Kalashnikovs, one rocket-launcher and one pistol from them.[1]
On 10 December 2010, a suicide bomber struck and at least 11 persons were killed and 22 others were injured. The blast was carried out near an under-construction hospital.[2]
On March 24, 2011, a suicide bomber blew himself up just outside a police station killing 5 people immediately and injuring another 25. The target appears to have been the police station itself. However, fool-proof security outside the police station made it difficult for the attacker to enter the compound and encouraged him to blow himself up while approaching the gate. Had the security personnel not demonstrated such bravery, the damage could have been much higher.
[edit] References
- ^ Two Chechens among 16 militants killed in Hangu. Written by Abdul Sami Paracha.
- ^ http://tribune.com.pk/story/88364/explosion-in-hangu-kills-5/
[edit] External links
- Pictures of Hangu village
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2008/02/080205_hangu_refugees_zs.shtml
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