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'''Chhachh''' or '''Chach''' ([[Hindko]] and {{lang-ur|<big> چھچھ </big>}}) is a region located between Peshawar and Islamabad at the northern tip of Attock, consisting of an [[alluvial plain]] extending from [[Attock District]] of Punjab, [[Pakistan]], southwest of [[Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Topi]] and [[Swabi]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=iiq_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=chhachh+region&source=bl&ots=VIQcmPtFyn&sig=mOGR9Cwj0CB8k_unhQ6DoBddek0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimhq-YyIXdAhVI3KQKHd6MCloQ6AEwFnoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=chhachh%20region&f=false|title=Islam in Europe: The Politics of Religion and Community|last=Peach|first=Ceri|last2=Vertovec|first2=Steven|date=2016-07-27|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781349256976|language=en}}</ref>
'''Chhachh''' or '''Chach''' ([[Hindko]] and {{lang-ur|<big> چھچھ </big>}}) is a region located between Peshawar and Islamabad at the northern tip of Attock, consisting of an [[alluvial plain]] extending from [[Attock District]] of Punjab, [[Pakistan]], southwest of [[Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Topi]] and [[Swabi]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iiq_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=chhachh+region&source=bl&ots=VIQcmPtFyn&sig=mOGR9Cwj0CB8k_unhQ6DoBddek0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimhq-YyIXdAhVI3KQKHd6MCloQ6AEwFnoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=chhachh%20region&f=false|title=Islam in Europe: The Politics of Religion and Community|last=Peach|first=Ceri|last2=Vertovec|first2=Steven|date=2016-07-27|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781349256976|language=en}}</ref>
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Chhachh is {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} off the [[Rawalpindi|Pindi]]-[[Peshawar]] GT road. Chach is at the edge of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]-[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] border. It is 20.4&nbsp;km from [[Attock|Attock city]] and 22.9&nbsp;km from [[Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=0AU5Ics8LL8C&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=chhachh+region&source=bl&ots=SgacY6fegv&sig=SsCebUERav_ygIx3bF-MdHC7fKk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimhq-YyIXdAhVI3KQKHd6MCloQ6AEwA3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=chhachh%20region&f=false|title=Reservoirs in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the BDS Held at Trinity College, Dublin, 4-8 September 2002|last=Conference|first=British Dam Society|date=2002|publisher=Thomas Telford|isbn=9780727731395|language=en}}</ref>
Chhachh is {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} off the [[Rawalpindi|Pindi]]-[[Peshawar]] GT road. Chach is at the edge of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]-[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] border. It is 20.4&nbsp;km from [[Attock|Attock city]] and 22.9&nbsp;km from [[Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AU5Ics8LL8C&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=chhachh+region&source=bl&ots=SgacY6fegv&sig=SsCebUERav_ygIx3bF-MdHC7fKk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimhq-YyIXdAhVI3KQKHd6MCloQ6AEwA3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=chhachh%20region&f=false|title=Reservoirs in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the BDS Held at Trinity College, Dublin, 4-8 September 2002|last=Conference|first=British Dam Society|date=2002|publisher=Thomas Telford|isbn=9780727731395|language=en}}</ref>


Chhachh is a plain which rolls from the [[Hazara, Pakistan|Hazara]]-[[Gandhara]] hills south to [[Kamra]], and from east of the [[River Indus]] to the broken lands near [[Lawrencepur, Punjab, Pakistan|Lawrencepur]].
Chhachh is a plain which rolls from the [[Hazara, Pakistan|Hazara]]-[[Gandhara]] hills south to [[Kamra]], and from east of the [[River Indus]] to the broken lands near [[Lawrencepur, Punjab, Pakistan|Lawrencepur]].
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The majority of the population of Chhachh has Pathan, Pukhtoon/[[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] roots and belongs to the Khaybar region (previously NWFP) or Afghan tribes who settled around this area, tribes that also include [[Qais Abdur Rashid]]. There are of course various tribes who trace their roots back to other origins and the majority of families have overtime mixed in with other tribes, however the overwhelming majority of the people of Chhachh align, associate and identify themselves with the Pushtuns, and Hinko and Pukhto are the dominant languages of the area.
The majority of the population of Chhachh has Pathan, Pukhtoon/[[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] roots and belongs to the Khaybar region (previously NWFP) or Afghan tribes who settled around this area, tribes that also include [[Qais Abdur Rashid]]. There are of course various tribes who trace their roots back to other origins and the majority of families have overtime mixed in with other tribes, however the overwhelming majority of the people of Chhachh align, associate and identify themselves with the Pushtuns, and Hinko and Pukhto are the dominant languages of the area.
The area of Chhachh is sandwiched between KPK and the Punjab, with Ghazi, Topi, Swabi in the north-east, Peshawar and Mardan region on the west, Wah, Taxila and Islamabad on the east, and Talagang to the south.
The area of Chhachh is sandwiched between KPK and the Punjab, with Ghazi, Topi, Swabi in the north-east, Peshawar and Mardan region on the west, Wah, Taxila and Islamabad on the east, and Talagang to the south.
The people of this region are descendants of various tribes which include [[Durrani]], [[Dilazak]] , [[Tanoli]], [[Alizai tribe|Alizai]], [[Yousafzai]], [http://www.barmazid.com/2014/12/daudzai-tribe.html Daudzai], [[Malizai]], [[Kakar]], [[Umarzai]], [[Jadoon]], [[Tareen]], [[Tahirkheli]], [[Sadozai (Pastun tribe)|Sadozai]], [[Khattak]] and [[Barakzai]]. They arrived in the area at around 1000 AD as part of the army of the [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid Empire]] and made it their permanent home after defeating the Hindu confederation near [[Hazro Tehsil|Hazro]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=fqHKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=chhachh+region&source=bl&ots=DgMUcJlY0o&sig=d-eINwR9Gvj2wKfkLKRH8gMBrj4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7jteyyYXdAhWDzKQKHf0tDvwQ6AEwBXoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=chhachh%20region&f=false|title=Kinship and Continuity: Pakistani Families in Britain|last=Shaw|first=Alison|date=2014-02-04|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134434305|language=en}}</ref>
The people of this region are descendants of various tribes which include [[Durrani]], [[Dilazak]] , [[Tanoli]], [[Alizai tribe|Alizai]], [[Yousafzai]], [http://www.barmazid.com/2014/12/daudzai-tribe.html Daudzai], [[Malizai]], [[Kakar]], [[Umarzai]], [[Jadoon]], [[Tareen]], [[Tahirkheli]], [[Sadozai (Pastun tribe)|Sadozai]], [[Khattak]] and [[Barakzai]]. They arrived in the area at around 1000 AD as part of the army of the [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid Empire]] and made it their permanent home after defeating the Hindu confederation near [[Hazro Tehsil|Hazro]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fqHKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=chhachh+region&source=bl&ots=DgMUcJlY0o&sig=d-eINwR9Gvj2wKfkLKRH8gMBrj4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7jteyyYXdAhWDzKQKHf0tDvwQ6AEwBXoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=chhachh%20region&f=false|title=Kinship and Continuity: Pakistani Families in Britain|last=Shaw|first=Alison|date=2014-02-04|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134434305|language=en}}</ref>


Proof of this is that many of the villages and individual quarters are named after Pashtun personalities and tribes, markedly showing who had founded them. These include [[Nasozai]], [[Musazai]], [[Musakhel, Punjab|Musakhel]], [[Utman Khel]], [[Saleem Khan]], [[Ghorghushti]], [[Shadikhan|Shadi Khan]] and [[Barazai]].
Proof of this is that many of the villages and individual quarters are named after Pashtun personalities and tribes, markedly showing who had founded them. These include [[Nasozai]], [[Musazai]], [[Musakhel, Punjab|Musakhel]], [[Utman Khel]], [[Saleem Khan]], [[Ghorghushti]], [[Shadikhan|Shadi Khan]] and [[Barazai]].

Revision as of 19:14, 18 August 2019

Chhachh or Chach (Hindko and Urdu: چھچھ ) is a region located between Peshawar and Islamabad at the northern tip of Attock, consisting of an alluvial plain extending from Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan, southwest of Topi and Swabi.[1]

Chach
چھچھ
Chach is located in Pakistan
Chach
Chach
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°53′00″N 72°22′00″E / 33.88333°N 72.36667°E / 33.88333; 72.36667
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictAttock District
TehsilHazro Tehsil
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6

It is bounded on the north and west by the Indus river and is about 19 miles (31 km) long (from east to west) and 9 miles (14 km) broad. Percolation from the Indus makes the area extremely fertile.[2] The population of the area is primarily Hindko speakers.

Geography

Chhachh is 7 km (4 mi) off the Pindi-Peshawar GT road. Chach is at the edge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border. It is 20.4 km from Attock city and 22.9 km from Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[3]

Chhachh is a plain which rolls from the Hazara-Gandhara hills south to Kamra, and from east of the River Indus to the broken lands near Lawrencepur.

History

The name "Chhachh" means A bowl type container according to the native language, which was used to drink lassi by the locals.[4] Geographically, the surface of the Chhachh region is like a bowl. Chhachh has been identified with the Chukhsa or Chuskha country of the Taxila copperplate inscription. In the Muslim period it was known as Chhachh-Hazara, or Takht Hazara. Hazro is in this plain.[2]

Demographics

The majority of the population of Chhachh has Pathan, Pukhtoon/Pashtun roots and belongs to the Khaybar region (previously NWFP) or Afghan tribes who settled around this area, tribes that also include Qais Abdur Rashid. There are of course various tribes who trace their roots back to other origins and the majority of families have overtime mixed in with other tribes, however the overwhelming majority of the people of Chhachh align, associate and identify themselves with the Pushtuns, and Hinko and Pukhto are the dominant languages of the area. The area of Chhachh is sandwiched between KPK and the Punjab, with Ghazi, Topi, Swabi in the north-east, Peshawar and Mardan region on the west, Wah, Taxila and Islamabad on the east, and Talagang to the south. The people of this region are descendants of various tribes which include Durrani, Dilazak , Tanoli, Alizai, Yousafzai, Daudzai, Malizai, Kakar, Umarzai, Jadoon, Tareen, Tahirkheli, Sadozai, Khattak and Barakzai. They arrived in the area at around 1000 AD as part of the army of the Ghaznavid Empire and made it their permanent home after defeating the Hindu confederation near Hazro.[5]

Proof of this is that many of the villages and individual quarters are named after Pashtun personalities and tribes, markedly showing who had founded them. These include Nasozai, Musazai, Musakhel, Utman Khel, Saleem Khan, Ghorghushti, Shadi Khan and Barazai.

Awan, Sheikh,Mughal, Bhaakri ,Bukhari and Gujjar are other main tribes of this region

Chhachh Villages

There are some 84 villages in the early 90s but now this figure has increased to more than 90 villages in Chhachh valley, including:

https://goo.gl/maps/EqNjJMBwBcS2

References

  1. ^ Peach, Ceri; Vertovec, Steven (2016-07-27). Islam in Europe: The Politics of Religion and Community. Springer. ISBN 9781349256976.
  2. ^ a b Chach (Chhachch) - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 115
  3. ^ Conference, British Dam Society (2002). Reservoirs in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the BDS Held at Trinity College, Dublin, 4-8 September 2002. Thomas Telford. ISBN 9780727731395.
  4. ^ The Indian Antiquary, vol. xxv, pp. 174-5.
  5. ^ Shaw, Alison (2014-02-04). Kinship and Continuity: Pakistani Families in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 9781134434305.

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