Balakot (Urdu: بالاکوٹ), is a town in Mansehra District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Urdu ( , , trans. ... Batgram, Mansehra Mansehra (Urdu: مانسہرہ ) is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Mansehra, and the Kaghan Valley area, a popular tourist destination in Pakistan. ... The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns (Pakhtoons). ...

Location

Balakot is located about thirty kilometres from the city of Mansehra. It is a famous tourist destination of the region and is one of the first stops for tourists who wish to visit the secluded Kaghan valley of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The river Kunhar runs through the city. Location of Mansehra District (highlighted in yellow) within the North West Frontier Province. ... Kawai, Kaghan Valley The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns (Pakhtoons). ... Kunhar River (Urdu: دریائے کنہار) is located in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ...

Administration

Administrative subdivisions of Mansehra Distict.

Balakot is also the main city of this area - it serves as the chief city of Balakot Tehsil, which is the largest Tehsil of Mansehra District, and is surrounded by many smaller towns and villages. Image File history File links Mansehra_District_SubDiv. ... Image File history File links Mansehra_District_SubDiv. ... Balakot is one of the towns which was most damaged by in the massive 2005 Kashmir earthquake on 8 October 2005. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ...

History

The Sikhs invaded Mansehra in the year 1818 after stiff resistance from its inhabitants. As the Mansehra region fell under Sikh control, it was annexed to Punjab. Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail Shaheed with the help of the Mujahadeen, including the 6 Swati's tribes of Balakot and Syeds of Kaghan, led many revolts and attacks against the Sikhs. At last on 6th May 1831 during a fierce battle Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail Shaheed along with hundreds of their followers were killed. The central mosque of Balakot is named after Syed Ahmed Shaheed. Qazi Khalil Ahmed District Khateeb of District Mansehra,is the present Khateeb of Central Syed Ahmed Shaheed Mosque Balakot. The mosque is destroyed second time by the natural disaster, as it was just reconstructed again after being destroyed by a 1992 flood in Balakot. Location of Mansehra District (highlighted in yellow) within the North West Frontier Province. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 Punjab (Persian: ‎, meaning Land of the five Rivers) (c. ... Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly (b. ... For information on the language spoken in Swaziland, see Swati language. ... Sayyid (Arabic: سيد ) Sayyid is an honorific title often given to claimed descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Husayn and Hasan, the sons of his daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib (who was Muhammads younger cousin and had been raised in his...

Prominent Personalities

Chairman Farid Khan

The most prominent personality of balakot is Chairman Muhammad Farid Khan Khawajakheli .He was born in 1922.He was the son of Muhammad Aslam Khan,The Chief Of Balakot.Muhammad Farid Khan played a great role in the politics of Balakot. Inspite of his feudal background he was very kind to poor.Recently he died in the earthquake.People of Balakot still remember his services. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 408 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (604 × 888 pixel, file size: 45 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

Syed Qasim Shah

He is the respectable personality of the area.He played a great role for the well being of the people of Balakot.He developed the area very much.He made the government build grid station,phone exchange,tehsil buildings and roads in balakot.People like him from the core of their hearts.

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Mian Wali

He was a noble and pious person of balakot.He was respected by every caste of the area. He did many devlopmental projects in the region.He was also an Islamic scholar. People regarded him too much.

Qazi Khalil-ur-Rehman

Qazi Khalil is a religious scholar of the area.He is also the district khateeb of Mansehra. He is playing a great role in the promotion of Islam in the region.People like him very much.He is also executing an islamic school in Balakot.He is second to none in solving the islamic issues of the people of Mansehra.

Jamil Ahmad Khan

Jamil khan is the first ever CSS passed officer from Balakot.He remained assistant commissioner, deputy commissioner and home secretery of Gilgit.He rendered good services for the people of Balakot.

2005 Earthquake

The town was completely destroyed in the massive 2005 Kashmir earthquake on 8 October 2005. The United Arab Emirates has volunteered to rebuild this small city into a more spectacular one with housing colonies, schools, hospitals, and other civic facilities. However the Pakistani government has announced that the city will be abandoned, and rebuilt in a new location^[1]. The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the South Asia earthquake or Pakistan earthquake) of 2005 was a major earthquake whose epicenter was the Pakistan-administered disputed region of Kashmir. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kunhar river near Balakot during July

Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... River Kunhar in Kaghan Kunhar River (Urdu: دریائے کنہار) is located in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ...

External links

• Pictures of destruction in Balakot including aerial view of the town

References

Coordinates: 34°32′60″N, 73°20′60″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...