Turangzai
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Turangzai is one of the eight villages of Hashtnagar
area in Charsadda District
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at a distance of 32 km from Peshawar
and lies to east of it at 34°12'53N 71°44'46E bordering Umarzai, Utmanzai and Tarnab on either sides..
It has a population of about 30,000 people. Personalities like Haji Sahib Turangzai and Alama Shams ul Haq Afghani were born in the village in 20th century.
Village is home to a Higher Secondary School for boys and High School for girls. Beside there are schools for middle education for both boys and girls.
The village doesn't have any written history about its origin but as like most of Charsadda, Muhammad Zai Pathans are the inhabitants of the village. It is said that three villages were made in the name of the sons (Utman, Turang and Umar) of a lord of early days named Utmanzai, Turangzai and Umarzai.
Haji Sahib Turangzai led a successful battle against the British from the area presently known as the Mohmand
Tribal Area (Mohmand Agency).
Hashtnagar
Hashtnagar is one of the two parts of Charsadda District in khyber pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. This area of Charsadda was for a long time known as Hashtnagar, the reformed name for the Persian word hasht meaning eight, and the Sanskrit root word "nagar" meaning town, thus meaning "Eight Towns",...
area in Charsadda District
Charsadda District
Charsadda is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan that contains the town of Charsadda. The town was part of the Peshawar ex-metropolitan region...
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at a distance of 32 km from Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
and lies to east of it at 34°12'53N 71°44'46E bordering Umarzai, Utmanzai and Tarnab on either sides..
It has a population of about 30,000 people. Personalities like Haji Sahib Turangzai and Alama Shams ul Haq Afghani were born in the village in 20th century.
Village is home to a Higher Secondary School for boys and High School for girls. Beside there are schools for middle education for both boys and girls.
The village doesn't have any written history about its origin but as like most of Charsadda, Muhammad Zai Pathans are the inhabitants of the village. It is said that three villages were made in the name of the sons (Utman, Turang and Umar) of a lord of early days named Utmanzai, Turangzai and Umarzai.
Haji Sahib Turangzai led a successful battle against the British from the area presently known as the Mohmand
Mohmand
The Mohmand are a clan of Sarban Pashtuns, living primarily in the FATA & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan & northeastern Afghanistan.- Demographics :...
Tribal Area (Mohmand Agency).