Akora Khattak

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Akora Khattak
اکوړه خټک
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CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictNowshera District
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Akora Khattak (Template:Langx Audio file "PK_AkoraKhattak.ogg" not found, Template:Langx Audio file "Akora_Khattak.ogg" not found) or Sarai Akora is a town in the Jehangira Tehsil of the Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1][2] Its location is adjacent to the Kabul River, which converges with the Indus River about 15 kilometres downstream. Neighbouring places are Nowshera Cantonment to the west and Nowshera to the east.

Geography

Akora Khattak is about 14 km (9 miles) east of the Nowshera city in the Nowshera District on Grand Trunk Road.[1][3]

History

Akora Khattak was formerly called Sarai Akora. It is named after Malik Akor Khan Khattak, who was the great-grandfather of the famous Pashtun warrior and poet, Khushal Khan Khattak.[4]

In December 1826, The battle of Akora Khattak was fought between the Sikh Empire and Mujahideen, mainly Pashtuns, under Syed Ahmad Barelvi.[5] The 1500 Mujahideen defeated 4,000 strong Sikh army, killing between 500 and 700 Sikh soldiers.[5]

The British period started from 29 August 1849. The cantonment of Akora Khattak was established in 1850. In 1916, the first police station was established.

Demographics

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
19617,954—    
197211,191+3.15%
198113,788+2.35%
199819,530+2.07%
201733,013+2.80%
202329,750−1.72%
Sources:[6][7]

As of the 2023 census, Akora Khattak had a population of 29,750.[8] The population of Akora Khattak, according to the 2017 census, was 33,013.[9]

Notable places

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Tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak

Tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak

Akora Khattak is the birthplace and burial place of the poet great Pashto poet and warrior Khushal Khan Khattak.[10][11] The mausoleum of Khushal Khan was built in 1949.[12]

Dar-ul-Uloom Haqqania

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Dar-Ul-Uloom Haqqania

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Khushal Khan Khattak memorial library

Khushal Khan Khattak Memorial Library is a public library in Akora Khattak. The Library was established in 1994 in the memory of Khushal Khan Khattak. The museum has many medieval era artefacts, some of which were used by Khushal Khan Khattak.[4]

Education

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Umma Children Academy

Schools and colleges

  • Govt Centennial Model high school (boys)
  • Khyber Model College and School Akora Khattak Campus
  • The student model high school and College
  • Govt high school (boys) Baghbanpura
  • Govt Girls Middle School Baghbanpura
  • Sir Syed public High school
  • Govt high school (girls)
  • Haqqania High School
  • Tamir-e-millat high school
  • Public collegiate high school
  • Bright Start English school
  • Jamia Shams Ul Madaris Surya Khel for (boys and girls)
  • Rahman public school
  • Army Public school Akora Khattak
  • The Sun Rise public school
  • Govt Khushal Khan Khattak degree college (boys)
  • Govt Khushal Khan Khattak college (girls)
  • The Safah public school
  • The Quaid Public School
  • The Suffa Public School
  • The Sarhad Public School Akora Khattak
  • AIMS (Alqalam Islamic Model School)
  • Ummah Higher Secondary School Soria Khel Akora Khattak

Academies

  • Umma Children Academy
  • National Children Academy
  • Scientific Learning tuition Academy Akora Khattak
  • The Aryana English Language & Computer Academy
  • Jamal Ul Quran Online Academy

Institutes

  • Shahcom Institute of Technology (Regd.)
  • National Institute of Technology

Health care

  • LRBT Free Eye Hospital
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Paragliding in Akora Khattak

Notable people from Akora Khattak

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PESCO restores electricity in Nowshera City despite collapsed of 23 transmission towers". www.brecorder.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Remembering a revered poet: Ajmal Khattak, a proponent of peace - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Singh, Rishi (2014-12-31). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-504-4.
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  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ali, Zulfiqar (2015-05-18). "Khushal Khan Khattak's mausoleum a shambles". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hussain, Zahid (2008-07-01). Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231142250.

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