Map showing the administrative subdivisions of Mansehra District. Kala Dhaka is located in the east of the district.

Kala Dhaka historically known as the Black Mountain of Hazara is a mountain range and a tribal area of Mansehra District on the eastern Hazara border of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Image File history File links Mansehra_District_SubDiv. ... Image File history File links Mansehra_District_SubDiv. ... 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 Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...

Tribes

On the western slopes and face of the Black Mountain, the leading tribes inhabiting the area are the Hassanzais, Akazais and Chagharzais etc. On some eastern slopes or face and spurs of the Black Mountain, the prominent clans belong to the Swati Pashtun tribes like Madda khel, Kuchelai, Malkals, Sumla khel, Warozais Deshiwals, Tanawalis (Tanolis), Tikriwals and Jahangiris etc. The Priari Syyads are also a well-known clan of the Black Mountain. http://www. ... Hassanzai is a leading tribe in the Black Mountain of Hazara region of modern Pakistan. ... The Chagarzai are a leading tribe that dwell on both banks of the Indus river along with the Black Mountain of Hazara, a division of the Malizais. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For information on the language spoken in Swaziland, see Swati language. ... Madda Khel is a Pashtun clan of Allaiwals of the Swat, Pakistan. ... Kuchelai, a clan of the Deshiwals, divisoin of the Swatis on the estern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara. ... Malkals One of the leading clans of the Tikriwals, a division of the Cis-Indus Swatis, of the eastern spurs of the Black Mountain of Hazara, majority of them residing North of Agror. ... Sumla Khel, a clan of the Deshiwal Swatis of the Black Mountain of Hazara. ... The Warozai are a clan of the Deshiwals, a division of the Cis-Indus Swatis. ... The Deshiwals are a tribe of the Swati origin residing on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara, had a fighting strength of over 1000 armed men at the end of the 19th century, who saw action against the British. ... The Tanolies (also spelt Tanauli, Tanawali) are a prominent and famous Muslim tribe residing mainly in the Amb, Hazara district of NWFP Pakistan. ... The Tikriwal are a leading clan of the Swati tribe on the eastern slope of Black Mountain of Hazara and connecting with some portion in Batagram district of the NWFP, their principal major sections are Malkals and Ashtors in the Tikri Valley, north of Agror. ... Jahangiris are one of the leading Pathan clans of the Swati tribes of the Sarhad of Pakistan, mainly residing in the Hazara division of the districts of Batagram and Mansehra. ...

Geography

The Black Mountain itself has a total length of 20 to 25 miles, and an average height of 8,000 ft. It rises from the Indus basin near the village of Kiara up to its watershed by Bruddur, thence it runs north west by north to the point on the crest known as Chittabut. From Chittabut the range runs due north, finally descending by two large spurs to the Indus again. The Indus is a river; the Indus River. ...

History

Historically, the British have sent more than four expeditions to subdue the Black Mountain Tribes from 1852 to 1892, due to the intrigues of Ata Mohammad Khan Swati and his sons, who was the Khan of Agror and Arsala Khan of Allai, against the British Government. This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... :For the Italian commune, see Allai (OR). ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Earthquake 2005

Kala Dhaka was badly affected by the 2005 Pakistan earthquake. ^[1] The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the South Asia earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) of 2005 of which the epicenter was the Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ...

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