Manglawar
Manglawar منګلور | |
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Union Council | |
Manglawar | |
Glimpse of Khambo Dand Manglawar | |
Manglawar منګلور Showing Manglawar in Pakistan | |
Coordinates: 34°28′N 72°26′E / 34.47°N 72.43°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Swat |
Tehsil | Tehsil Babuzai |
Union Council | Union Council Manglawar |
Ward (KPK) | Ward Manglawar |
Village Council (KPK) |
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Government | |
• District Councilor | Sarwar Khan |
• Tehsil Councilor | Buneray Khan |
• Nazim VC East | Hanifa Gul |
• Nazim VC West | Iftikhar Ali Khan |
Elevation | 987 m (3,238 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 45,000 |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Calling code | 0946 |
Website | http://manglorswat.blogspot.com/ |
Manglawar (also spelled Manglor) (Pashto: منګلور) is an administrative unit, known as Union council or Ward of Tehsil Babuzai, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. And is located at 34°48'30.7"N 72°25'50.0"E with an average altitude of 987 meters (3,238.19 feet).
Administrative Division
Manglawar is divided into sub parts for better administrative hold. Manglawar is divided on the basis of two systems:
- 1967 Based:
This division is based upon West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act No. XVII of 1967).[1] According to this division Manglawar is Union Council which also includes Union Council Aka Maruf Khel i-e: (Bishbanr, Kass, Banjot & Sar Sardaray) Goratai, Taligram etc. This system is still used in most of Patwar and Land revenue systems.
- KPK Local Government Based:
This division is based upon Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government System[2] & Act 2013 which was recommended on 31 October 2013, and was practically applied in Local Bodies Election May 2015 by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf officials, as they are ruling at the time. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013.[3] District Swat has 67 Wards, of which total amount of Village Councils is 170, and Neighborhood Council is 44. According to this system Manglawar is a Ward which is further divided into two Village Councils:
- Manglawar East
- Manglawar West
Manglawar East
Manglawar East also known as Manglawar No.1 or Aka Maruf is a Village Council. It is situated on East side of Manglawar. Manglawar East is inhabited by Akamaroof Pashtuns which is a sub tribe or clan of Babuzai. Manglawar East, Akamaroof consist of Haqdad Khel, Mazid Khel, Malakanan, Miangan, Mulan and other racial groups. Manglawar East consists of small Mohallas (Mohallas; A bunch of Houses in one place):
- Shingrai (Pashto: شنګرئ)
- Salanda (Pashto: سالنډه)
- Said Abad (Pashto: سيد آباد)
- Murad Abad (Pashto: مراد آباد)
- Gul Mayera (Pashto: ګل ميره)
- Azgharai (Pashto: ازغرې)
- Enzartangai (Pashto: انځرتنګې)
- Dewangai (Pashto: ديوانګې)
- Batra (Pashto: باترا)
- Shakhorai (Pashto: شخورئ)
- Tekai (Pashto: ټکې)
- Kuz Mazid Khel (Pashto: کوز مزيد خيل)
- Mazid Khel Bala (Pashto: بر مزيد خيل)
- Mohalla BakhtMand Khan (Pashto: محله بخت مند خان)
- Gudyan (Pashto: ګوډيان)
- Mohalla Madi Khel (Pashto: محله مدې خيل)
- Mohalla Saidan (Pashto: محله سيدان)
Manglawar comes in Manglawar Ward No.39 East-1. The Following are details on Electoral point of view (LG Election 2015): Amount of Register voters is 9175. Of which Male is 5055 & Female is 4125. Charge No: 308 Circle No: 07 Block No: 01, 04, 05, 06 & 08 Block Code: 003080701, 003080704, 003080705, 003080706, 003080708 The Amount of allotted seats for General Councilor is: 9.
Manglawar West
Manglawar West also known as Manglawar No.2 or Bami Khel is a Village Council. It is situated on West side of Manglawar. Manglawar West is inhabited by Bami Khel Pashtuns which is a sub tribe of Babuzai. Manglawar West also known as Bami Khel consisted of Musa Khel, Burhan Khel, Mir Khel, Usman Khel, Langar Khel, Bibal Khel, Fateh Khan Khel, Dawlat Khel, Esa Khel, Miangan, Mulan and other peoples.
Manglawar West consists of small Mohallas (Mohallas; A bunch of Houses in one place):
- Ali Khan Khel (Pashto: علي خان خيل)
- Fateh Khan Khel (Pashto: فتح خان خيل)
- Bibal Khel (Pashto: بيبل خيل)
- Rahat Abad (Gharib Abad) (Pashto: راحت آباد ، غريب آباد)
- Kara (Pashto: کړه)
- Kalkata (Pashto: کالکټه)
- Zanagram (Pashto: زنګرام)
- Miangan (Pashto: مياګان)
- Mohalla Esa Khel (Pashto: محله عيسي خيل)
- Garai Kalay (Pashto: ګړئ کلې)
- Manglawar Pul (Pashto: منګلور پل)
- Malak Nagar (Pashto: ملک نګر)
- Dawlat Khel (Pashto: دولت خيل)
- Tawheed Abad (Pashto: توحيد آباد)
- Shaheed Abad (Pashto: شهيد آباد)
- Gulshan Colony Maira (Pashto: ګلشن کالوني ميره)
- Cheel (Pashto: چيل)
- Mohalla Bakht Pur Khan (Pashto: محله بخت پور خان)
- Bhatai (Pashto: بټئ)
- Shakaray (Pashto: شکرې)
- Shaldara (Pashto: شلدره)
Local Bodies Election 2015
Local Bodies Elections were held on May 29, 2015. Manglawar East and West have their own Chairman and Vice Chairman.
Manglawar is a whole Ward having its own Local Government, consisting of District Councilor & Tehsil Councilor.[4] According to Election Commission of Pakistan the following are the Cabinet for five years:
S.No | Designation | Name |
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1 | District Councilor Ward Manglawar | Sarwar Khan |
2 | Tehsil Councilor Ward Manglawar | Buneray Khan |
3 | Chairman VC Manglawar East | Hanifa Gul |
4 | Vice Chairman VC Manglawar East | Arshad Ali |
5 | Chairman VC Manglawar West | Iftikhar Khan |
6 | Vice Chairman VC Manglawar West | Barkat Ali |
Before this Nazim (Chairman) and Naib Nazim (Vice Chairman) in 2002 were Malak Bakhtmand Khan (Late) and Haji Bakhtiar Khan (Late).
Population
In 1998 population of Manglawar was 17,812[5] Total population of Manglawar is estimated to be around 45 thousands.[6][7]
Education
Educational Institutes
Government Sector
Total number of Government Boys schools in Manglawar are: 47 [8] Details of which are given below:
S.No | Category of Schools | Amount |
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1 | Govt Primary Schools (GPS) | 39 |
2 | Govt High Schools (GHS) | 3 |
3 | Govt Maktab Schools (GMS) | 1 |
4 | Govt Maktab Pramary Schools (GMPS) | 4 |
Total number of Government Boys schools | 47 | |
Sports
Residents of Manglawar take a keen interest in sports. With local games like 'Parpatonay', 'Amprakakay', Tekaan(Belwori), Gwatai, Shengrii(Qoramban), Qat, Ludo, Ghal bacha, Peetogaram, Da simano elay Chendakh, Parai, Neenzaki, etc., they also play Football, Cricket and Badminton.
Manglawar Ground
Manglawar has its own ground on West side of Manglawar near Sangota and Excelsior College Swat, opposite to Pakistan State Oil Fuel Station, and beside Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital Manglawar Swat. In playground youth of Manglawar plays in after dawn time. Approximate Length of Manglawar Playground is 195 meters and width is 70 meters (9 Kanal, 17 Marley). There is football posts and nets are placed. Facility of playing Cricket is also available.
Football Teams
Manglawar currently have number of Football teams, which takes part in Village based and Inter District. They are:
- Manglawar Eleven Football Club
- Prince Eleven Football Club
- Junior Manglawar Eleven
As noted Manglawar were having very famous teams in past like: Tofan Eleven, Brazil Eleven etc. Manglawar have some legends of Footballers named Rahim Ali, Duraj Khan, Rokhan etc.
Cricket Teams
Cricket Teams are as follows:
- Manglawar Eleven Cricket Club
- Manglawar Titans
- Skylark Manglawar[9]
Addresses
Post Office
Manglawar Swat has BO (Branch Office)[10] which works under GPO Saidu Sharif.[10][11] [12]
Postal Code
Postal Code of Manglawar is 19201.[10] While postal code of Saidu Sharif GPO is 19200.[11][13]
ZIP Code
ZIP code of Swat (Station: Saidu Sharif) is 19200. So Manglawar also has ZIP code 19200.[14]
Fame
Manglawar is famous for many things. Some of them are:
- Manglawar is famous for, as it is having the 2nd biggest Rock curved Buddha Statue (formally called as Budh Ghat) situated at Jahan Abad (Janabad) in Central Asia after Buddha of Bamiyan.[15][16][17][18][19]
- DwaSaro, the 2nd highest mountain in Swat of approximately 10,000 feet from Sea level.[20]
- Malka Swat, the queen of Malak Ahmad Baba (Founder of Yusufzai in Swat) was from here, also now she is buried in Dherai Manglawar.[21]
- Sultan Awais (Sultan’was) the last emperor of Swati Yousafzai state[22][23] was from Manglawar, the remains of the castle are still observable.
- It is said that Mubaraka Yusufzai, the wife of Babur, was from Manglawar.
- Manglawar, the ancient capital of Swat (Udyana[24] or Swastu).[25][26][27][28]
- Tourist attraction to Waterfall in Shingrai.[29]
- Fishes, Manglawar has a river where best variety of fishes having mouth-watering taste, hunters came from far flung areas to quench their desire with the piquant taste.
- Furniture and wood working handicrafts work is also famous made for the locally produced wood from the jungles of Manglawar.[30][31][32]
- Cement rocks which is in Shingrai.
- Manglawar is site for the best Rabab players, and loke singer of Pashto music.
- For Education, as compared to Swat, Manglawar has more than educated people from other places.
- Cobbler’s make shoes, which is famous for its beauty.
- Pul Shopar (Gungri also known as cocktail) is a food, people from far areas used to enjoy it mostly on Friday. etc.
Hospitals
Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital
Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital [NSKH] (Often called: Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital and Postgraduate Institute Manglawar Swat KPK) is situated in Garai Kalay Manglawar Swat. It is named after Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister of Pakistan) as it is gifted and funded by him. It is 116-bed hospital, with 12 Dialysis machines and Air Conditioning which is spread over 32 kanals at cost of 600 million rupees.It is a Project of Punjab Hospitals Trust.[33] The hospital has an OPD, Male and Female Wards, an Operation Theatre, a Dialysis Unit and other basic facilities.[34]
Economy
Crops & Fruits
The village climate is favorable for many crops and fruits. The village not only fulfill their own need but also supply its product to other areas. Among these Apricots (Pashto: خوبانئ), Palms, & Peach, Maze, Wheat, Rice (Pashto: شولې), Vegetables are more common.[35][36]
Insurgency
During insurgency period of Swat, People of Manglawar suffered from Terrorism of extremists. But rather than other parts of Swat, Manglawar was very less suffered. Because of less involvement of people in such instances. When Pakistani military agrees on doing operation against terrorism, people of Manglawar migrated from their homes to Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera etc. First they migrated on 25 Oct, 2007 during Operation Rah-e-Haq, and then on 16 May 2009 during operation Operation Rah-e-Rast During these black days one of high profile Miangul Asfandyar Amir Zeb was assassinated in Kass Manglawar on December 28, 2007 with six of his supporters including Malak Bakhtmand khan and Zahir Shah Khan.[37]
Miscellaneous
Babagan
Baz Dada(in Manglawar bazar), Mian Shah Rasool baba (in Manglawar ada), Mian Shekh baba(in Shakhorai) are spiritual people which are buried in Manglawar. There are many folk tales attached to them in local people. In Manglawar a brave women fighter is also graved named as Shaheeda Abai.
Bank
National Bank of Pakistan(Branch Code 231639 or 1639) is situated near Manglawar Pul. [38]
Time Zone
Time zone of Manglawar is Pakistan Standard Time: PST (UTC+5).
e-Sahulat
e-Sahulat (Branch Code: 61317) is situated in a Mall which is situated near Manglawar Pul / Bridge. [39]
Waterfalls
Shingrai Waterfall (often called: ShingroDand) is situated in Shingrai Manglawar, which is situated 18 km northeast side to main city of Swat; Mingora, of drive about 40 minutes.[40] Shingrai Waterfall is about 10,000 feet above sea level. The diameter of the waterfall is about 70 feet. The height of the waterfall is about 35 feet.[41][42] [43][44]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manglawar village. |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manglawar stupa, Swat. |
- Buddhist Rock Carvings in Manglawar
- Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen
- Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital Swat
- Tehsil Babuzai
- Swat District
References
- ↑ http://www.khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk/Gov/files/v6_0015.htm
- ↑ http://khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk/khyberpk/homepage.php?deptID=55
- ↑ Khber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013.pdf Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf
- ↑ LG candidates vow to bridge gap between people, govt depts, Dawn, Published: 25 May 2015
- ↑ Survey of Pakistan, 3rd Ed, Govt of Pakistan
- ↑ http://pakistannewstoday.4com.co/2015/02/14/system-failure-manglawar-uc-unable-to-issue-birth-certificates.html
- ↑ http://www.surveyofpakistan.gov.pk
- ↑ http://manglorswat.blogspot.com/2014/10/list-of-govt-boys-school-in-manglor-swat.html
- ↑ Skylark Manglawar win cricket tournament in Swat, Radio TNN, Published: Nov 30, 2015
- 1 2 3 Post Office in Manglawar Swat, Retrieved 28 Nov, 2015
- 1 2 Saidu Sharif, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Postal Codes
- ↑ http://pk.geoview.info/manglawar_swat,39162402p
- ↑ Post Codes of GPO's - Pakistan Post
- ↑ Pakistan ZIP Codes, Retrieved 28 Nov, 2015
- ↑ Enroute to Janabad - Swat.jpg
- ↑ Janabad Seated Buddha, Courtesy SwatValley.net, Retrieved 28 Nov, 2015
- ↑ Conservation: Defaced Buddha sculpture gets facelift, Tribune, Published: June 26, 2012
- ↑ Buddha attacked by Taliban gets facelift in Pakistan, Dawn, Published: June 25, 2012
- ↑ Italian Archeologist Luca Olivieri returns to Swat for the preservation of Buddhist Statues destroyed by Taliban, Pakistan-Explorer, Published: June 30, 2012.
- ↑ Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen, Wadi Swat(2009), P: 21, Maktab-e-Jamal
- ↑ Malika-e Swat, 1st Edition, 1983, Roshan Khan
- ↑ Bhardwaj Kritika, Malala: The Crusader of Fearless Freedom
- ↑ Fakhr-ul-Islam, Swat State during 1849-1969, p: 101
- ↑ Allah Bakhs Yusufi, Yousafzai (Karachi: Mohammadan Educational Society, 1960).
- ↑ The Early History of India from 600 B. C. to the Muhammadan Conquest,(1957) P: 522
- ↑ Lionel D. Barnett, Antiquities of India: An Account of the History and Culture of Ancient Hindustan, P: 38
- ↑ Vidya Bhawan The Indian Historical Quarterly, Volume 22, (1946) P: 38
- ↑ SUVASTU; A River, ValleySwat.net, Retrieved 28 Nov 2015
- ↑ Shingrai Waterfall, Retrieved 20 Nov, 2015
- ↑ Swat wood carvers: Creating delicate timber masterpieces, Tribune, Published: April 10, 2011
- ↑ Wood carving tradition stays alive in Swat, Dawn, Published: 18 June 2015
- ↑ Buddha’s empty chair: Swat’s artisans persevere to save age-old traditions, The Express Tribune, Published: May 10, 2014
- ↑ Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital Swat completed, The Nation, Published: July 02, 2015
- ↑ Nawaz pledges to put country on road to progress, Dawn, Published Nov 28, 2012
- ↑ Swat peach growers aim at foreign markets, Dawn, Published: 15 Jul, 2015
- ↑ Fruit orchards play key role in Swat economy, Dawn, Published: 23 June 2015
- ↑ "Second anniversary of Asfandyar Amirzeb observed". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ NBP Branch Networks
- ↑ http://www.pakbizmart.com/company/esahulat-61317
- ↑ Serendipity: Little-known waterfall enchants visitors in Shingraie valley, Tribune, Published: April 20, 2012
- ↑ Shingrai Waterfall, Retrieved: 28 Nov, 2015
- ↑ 10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Pakistan, Retrieved: 28 Nov, 2015
- ↑ Video: Shingrai Waterfall, Facebook
- ↑ Video: Swat Story Special Shingrai, Retrieved: 28 Nov, 2015
External links
- Manglawar Swat Blog
- Video documentary of ZamaSwat Team on Manglawar
- GeoView.Info 1 - 2
- Wikimedia Category: Manglawar village
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
- Dir Maps
- United Nations
- Hajjinfo.org Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir