Doaba, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Doaba, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | |
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Town and union council | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Hangu District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Doaba is a town and union council of Hangu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 33°25'25N 70°44'11E and has an altitude of 878 metres (2883 feet).[2]
Doaba has beautiful hills and is covered by a lot of trees, The major tribes living in Doaba are: Khakhil, ( Thorghali and Sarghali) and others are tarkon, Ferozkhail, Merikhail, MandraKhail, Mazanih, Haider Khail, Qureshi, Sarozi, and The Paracha Family.
In the mountains, there a tomb of a famous religious scholar called Ghani Nikah. It is rumoured that he paid the land price in 1650 when he migrated from Afghanistan to Doaba (a rich Malik family from Laghman state of Afghanistan migrated during the Afghan war with the Mughal empire in 1638).
There are many shopping markets along with other facilities in Doaba. People from surrounding areas come here for shopping.
In the previous two decades, Doaba was famous for the surrounding area of education. Doaba public school Doaba is a famous educational institute in the area. Mr Saeed Qureshi is the principal of that institute.
Big stones, Sweery ghar (mountain), Chaman, Jangalat, Kautaro Kandao and Khalwati Cheena are well-known picnic places.
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Administrative divisions of Hangu District | ||
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33°25′25″N 70°44′11″E / 33.42361°N 70.73639°E
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