Haripur is a city in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, 65 km north of Islamabad and 35 km south of Abbottabad, in a hilly plain area . North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Islamabad (Urdu: ‏اسلام آباد, population 810,000) is the capital city of Pakistan, located in the Potwar Plateau, north-east of the country. ... Abbottabad is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...

A brief history

Haripur was founded as a millitary cantonment by the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa around circa 1821. Hari Singh Nalwa was appointed by Raja Ranjit Singh as the second Nazim of Hazara after the first Nazim Amar Singh Majithia was killed by the local populace. A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh (called The Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ...

Haripur was built as a fortress surrounded by a wall which was four yards thick and sixteen yards high and had only four openings. Drinking water was provided by digging a tank. Many small drains were dug to carry sullage water. Baron Hugal visited the town on December 23, 1835, and he found the town humming with activity.

Haripur has produced numerous famous scions including the first native Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Ayub Khan who later became the president of Pakistan and gave the country its second constitution in 1962. Air Chief Marshal Muhammad Anwar Shamim, also from Haripur, was the Chief of Pakistan Air Force from 23rd July, 1978 to 5th March, 1985. Several federal and provincial ministers as well Chief Ministers of North West Frontier Province have come from Haripur and its surrounding villages. Qateel Shafai, one of the famous Urdu language poets of Pakistan, is also a scion of the Haripur city. Muhammad Ayub Khan (May 14, 1907 – April 19, 1974) was a Field Marshal during the mid-1960s, and the political leader of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. ... The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Pakistan Fizaya in Urdu) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Urdu (اردو) is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian influence in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. ...

To the south of Haripur only miles away lie the ancient Buddhist university town of Taxila. To the north within miles is the world's largest rockfilled dam, Tarbela Dam, the bulwark of Pakistani power generation and irrigation system. Also to the south lies the picturesque Khanpur dam which supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi. A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Taxila (Sanskrit: Takshashîlâ/तक्षशिला) is an archaeological site, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, west of the Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi, on the border of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province and just off the Grand Trunk Road. ... Tarbela Dam is a Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. ... Islamabad (Urdu: ‏اسلام آباد, population 810,000) is the capital city of Pakistan, located in the Potwar Plateau, north-east of the country. ... Rawalpindi (Urdu: راولپنڈی) is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Islamabad, the current capital of Pakistan. ...

Haripur is a green valley rich in fruits and vegetables and serves as the base market for the mountainous cities of Abbottabad and Mansehra and rest of Hazara Division. It is currently the major city of the Haripur district, one of the five districts that used to comprise Hazara Division namely Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Batagram and Kohistan. Abbottabad is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Mansehra is a district in NWFP of Pakistan. ... -1... Haripur District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the city of Haripur. ... -1... Abbottabad is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Mansehra is a district in NWFP of Pakistan. ... Kohistan is a Persian word meaning mountainous region or highland (Koh = mountain; -istan = suffix -land). ...

Population, Culture and Life in the city

The population estimated for Haripur city in 2005 is, 250,000. Most of the people in the city speak Hindko and Urdu and many understand English. There are many schools and colleges in the area but the litracy rate is just over 50%. Haripur's oriental bazar( market) is one of the biggest in the area and provide fruit and vegetable for the markets of Abbottabad and Mansehra. The people of Haripur are very religious and a person will find a mosque even after some distance. The people of Haripur district are majorly working in industries and factories in the region but some also work in fruit and vegatable farms out side the city. Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Urdu (اردو) is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian influence in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. ... Look up English in Wiktionary, the free dictionary As an adjective, English refers to anything from or pertaining to England. ... Abbottabad is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Mansehra is a district in NWFP of Pakistan. ... Mosque; Aswan, Egypt. ...