Havelian
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Havelian is the second largest municipality in Abbottabad District, in what used to be the Hazara District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.
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[edit] Geography
The views in this area are quite scenic due to the topography of the land.
[edit] villages
Langra,Lari Siyadain,Malkan,Banda Abdul Jabbar Khan,Banda Bazdaar,Banda Said Khan,Deiri Kiyaal,Baandi Attai khan, Takia Shaikhan, Rajoya, Khora Bazgraan, Ghrari Pholgran, Batala, Kiala, Chair Sajji Kot, Naara, Sultanpur.Changi Bandi Baldeer,Chamnaka,Kiyala Batala,Sajawel,Banda Subkhan,Maira Kota Qabr,Theethaan,
[edit] Personalities
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- Major General Raza Muhammad
- Peer Syed Mohyuddin Mahboob
- Baba Haider Zaman
- Sardar Yaqob, former deputy speaker Pakistan National Assembly
- Nisar Safdar former MPA
- Sardar Aurangzeb Nalotha MPA
- Maqsood ur Rehman qureshi (senior vice president ppp tehsil havelian and govt contracter)
- Javed Murtaza Abbasi MNA
- Muhammad Khalid Qureshi (Member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
- Syed Husnain Shah head of pak telecom services
- Dr Faisal Maqsood Qureshi (Medical Officer DHQ Teaching Hospital Haripur)
- Peer Syed Zaman Shah Kaseel Shareef
- Sardar Asad Javed President PYO PPP Tehsil Havelian
[edit] Languages
Most of the people living in Havelian speak Hindko and in rural areas potohari is the major language
[edit] Transport
Havelian's main public transport consist of auto Rickshaws, modified Suzukis, Tonga which can accommodate anywhere from 8 to 13 people at one time. Datsuns and Taxis are also available as well as wagons which connect Havelian to the surrounding cities and towns in the region.
[edit] Railway
Havelian is the terminus of a branch railway, in February 2007, consultants were engaged to investigate the construction of a railway link to China. The line would go via the 4,730m-high Khunjerab pass.[1]
A former through railway to the east was cut by partition with India.
[edit] Occupation
Agriculture and business is the main occupation of the people in Havelian. Qureshi Shopping Center opposite High School No1 Havelian and Qureshi General Store and Garments near Iqbal Market Havelian.
[edit] Holy Places
Khanka Mahboobabad Shareef
Khanka Qazi Muhammad Hussain Dreak galli Naara
Khanka syed sattar hussain shah tarri shareef
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[edit] References
Coordinates: 34°03′11.00″N 73°09′12.00″E / 34.05306°N 73.15333°E
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