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 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 lot of trees, The major tribes living in Doaba are: Khakhil, ( Thorghali and Sarghali)and others are tarkon, Merikhail, MandraKhail, Mazanih, Haider Khail, Qureshi and sarozi. In the mountains, there a tomb of a famous religious scholar called GHANI NIKAH, Its rumored 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 Afghan war with Mughal empire in 1638). There are many shopping markets along with other facilities in Doaba. People from surrounding areas come here for shopping.
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33°25′25″N 70°44′11″E / 33.42361°N 70.73639°E