Allai
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- For the Italian commune, see Allai (OR)Allai (OR)Allai is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km east of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 409 and an area of 27.4 km²....
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Allai is an administrative subdivision of Batagram District
Batagram District
Battagram is a district of Hazara in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a total land area of 1301 square kilometres and the estimated population of Battagram District in 2004-2005 was 361,000. .-Etymology:Battagram in Sanskrit means Village of the Brahmins...
in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
- that also contains the Allai Valley
Allai Valley
Allai Valley is a valley in Battagram District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan....
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History
The valley was ruled by KhansKhan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
(tribal rulers) until 1949, when it signed the Instrument of Accession
Instrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document created in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British suzerainty to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India.-Background:...
with Pakistan. In 1971 Allai was merged into Pakistan as an administrative part of the Battagram sub-division. In 1993 Battagram was upgraded to the status of a district and Allai become one of the sub-divisions of Battagram district.
2005 Earthquake
The Allai valley was badly affected by the Kashmir Earthquake2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
on October 8, 2005 which also destroyed the 'cable way' which allowed residents to cross the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
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Administration
Allai is one of the two TehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s or subdivisions of Battagram District, Allai contains 8 Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
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| Union Councils Union Councils of Pakistan A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim... |
Union Councils Union Councils of Pakistan A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim... |
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| Banna Banna This may refer to:*Banna, Ilocos Norte, municipality in the Philippines.*Banna , Roman Birdoswald in Cumbria in England*Banna, Bangladesh, town in Barisal, Bangladesh*Banna, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, town in Battagram, Pakistan.... |
Bateela Bateela Bateela is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.... |
| Batkul Batkul Batkul is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.... |
Biari Biari Biari is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°38'30N 73°24'0E and has an altitude of 1904 metres .-References:... |
| Jambera Jambera Jambera is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.... |
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| Rashang Rashang Rashang is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°49'10N 73°7'30E and has an altitude of 1970 metres .-References:... |
Sakargah Sakargah Sakargah is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.-References:... |
Location
The Allai valley is bounded by KohistanKohistan District (Pakistan)
Kohistan has two distinct meanings in Pakistan. In Persian "koh" means "peak" and "istaan" means "land of". In its usual modern sense Kohistan District is an administrative district within Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province covering an area of 7,492 sq.kilometres; it had a population of...
on the north and east, by the Kaghan
Kaghan
Kaghan is a small town and union council of the Balakot Tehsil, in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a reputation as a place of great natural beauty....
valley, Nandhiarh and Deshi of Deshiwal
Deshiwal
The Deshiwals are a tribe of the Swati pashtun origin residing on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara, had a fighting strength of over 1000 armed men at the end of the 19th century, who saw action against the British. Deshi or Deeshan is the name given to the country to north of...
s on the south, and by the Indus river on the west. The valley of Allai is divided from Kohistan on the north by a range of mountains rising to over 15000 feet (4,572 m), and from Nandhiar and Deshi
Desi
Desi or Deshi refers to the people, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and, increasingly, to the people, cultures, and products of their diaspora. Desi countries include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh...
by another range running from the Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
border to the Indus above Thakot
Thakot
Thakot is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also one of twenty Union Councils of Battagram District, and one of twelve in Battagram Tehsil. It is located at 34°45'0N 72°55'0E at an altitude of 1131 m ,Most of the people living here...
. The average breadth of the Allai Valley is about fifteen miles (24 km), and the total area 200 square miles (518 km²). Wheat, barley, corn and rice are grown, and the mountain slopes at the eastern end covered with forest. Cis-Indus Swati's
Swati (tribe)
The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
are the dominant tribes of the Allai range. Khan culture is dominant in the Allai Valley
Allai Valley
Allai Valley is a valley in Battagram District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan....
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People
The area is mainly inhabited PashtunPashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
tribes, the Swati
Swati (tribe)
The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
,the Yousufzai,and Akhund Akel tribe people came from fata hangu and settle in sakargah allai, a lot of mijortay, the Swati have a higher social status in the valley. The Swati tribe originate from the Swat Valley.The pashtun tribes are divided in so many khels some famous khels are Mahabat Khel, Musa Khel,mula khel, Raja Khel etc.Azamkhail is also a very famous tribe in Allai and they are the major tribe who ist refused the Khanism System. Mahabat Khel was lived in Biari Town and now most of them are living in Konsh valley, Mansehra and Karachi.
Other tribes in the valley are Gujjar
Gujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
, , Kohistani
Kohistani language
Kohistani is a Dardic language spoken in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Dardic languages are a branch of the Indo-Iranian language group, which in turn is branch of the Indo-European language family...
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