Dab, Pakistan
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Dab is a village and union council
, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District
in the Punjab Province
of Pakistan
, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil
and is located at 33°0'0N 72°52'0E Most of the population belong to the Dab
clan of Khokhar
Rajput
s and jat, who have given the village its name.
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...
, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District
Chakwal District
Chakwal is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chakwal district was created in 1985; until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division.-Administration:...
in the Punjab Province
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
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...
, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil
Chakwal Tehsil
Chakwal Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 38 Union Councils - five of which form the capital Chakwal. During British rule the tehsil was part of Jhelum District, according to the 1901 census the population...
and is located at 33°0'0N 72°52'0E Most of the population belong to the Dab
Dab (clan)
The Dab are a clan of Khokhar Rajputs found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in Sargodha and Chakwal districts, with the village of Dab in that district being a centre of the tribe. H. A. Rose noted in 1911 that their customs were similar to other Jat clans in their...
clan of Khokhar
Khokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s and jat, who have given the village its name.