Location of Mansehra District (highlighted in yellow) within the North West Frontier Province. Mansehra city is located in the south of the district

Mansehra (Urdu: مانسہرہ) city is located in Mansehra District, North-West Frontier Province, of Pakistan. it is very next to Abbottabad city.It is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway which leads to China. It is also a major transit point to the northern areas and locations such as the Kaghan Valley, Naran, Shogran, Lake Saiful Mulook and Babusar Top. Image File history File links Mansehra_NWFP.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Mansehra_NWFP.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... 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). ... Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد) is the principal city of Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Karakoram Highway route map The highest point on the highway: the Khunjerab Pass The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. ... Kawai, Kaghan Valley The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Naran (translation: Man) is a 2005 Malayalam movie which tells the story of Mullankolli Velayudhan, a homeless ruffian with a good heart. ... Main article: Naran Valley Shogran village is situated on a green plateau in northen Pakistan at a height of 2,362 meters above sea level. ... Spring Image of Saiful Maluk, Kaghan Valley Lake Saiful Muluk (Urdu: سیف الملوک )is a lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley (34°5237. ... Babusar Pass or Babusar Top is a pass at the north of the 150 km (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley connecting it with the Astore Valley. ...

History

Mansehra and surrounding areas have a very old history going back thousands of years, the area has been under the rule of Alexander the Great, King Ashoka, and the Mughal and British empires. For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Dasaratha Maurya Reign: 273 BC-232 BC Place of birth: Pataliputra, India Battles/Wars Kalinga War Emperor Ashoka the Great (Devanagari: अशोक(:); IAST transliteration: , pronunciation: ) (304 BC–232 BC) (Imperial Title:Devanampiya Piyadassi ie He who is the beloved of the Gods who, in... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...

Main article: Mansehra District#History

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. ...

Literacy

The literacy rate of Mansehra is quite high in comparison to the rest of Pakistan. Hindko is their first language as well as Pashto; and Urdu is spoken by every one. 50% of its population understand English. Mansehra is the meeting point of several distinct ethnic groups and regions involving Kohistan (Kohistani) to the north, Hazara and Punjab to the South (Hindko & Punjabi), Kashmir (Kashmiri) to the East and Pushtun areas to the west. As a result it is a melting pot of all these groups who live in considerable communal harmony with much intermarrying taking place with the result that many are often bi or tri lingual. The city was the staging area for relief work during the massive earthquake which affected northern Pakistan with many relief organizations setting up camps there. Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ...

Sub Divisions

Mansehra city is further divided in four union councils. Each union council is divided into Mohallas. Prominent Mohallas are Mohalla is a term to describe a neighbourhood or locality in the cities and towns of South Asia. ...

• Upper Channi
• Lower Channi
• Basti SherAfzal Khan (Upper Channi)
• Chickrialli
• Dab No1
• Dab No2
• Dandi Mohallah
• Khanbahadar
• Lohar Baanda
• Muftiabad
• Mohallah Narri
• Sainabad.
• C & w Colney

Surrounding villages

Rural area surrounding Mansehra city consists of chains of villages like

• Aurangabad
• Behali
• Dhangri
• Hajiabad
• Jaloo
• Labourkot
• Ogra
• Pakhwal
• Potha
• Thakra

Two main roads lead all the way in to the city, Shinkiari road and Kashmir road. The Karakoram Highway is just outside the city limits of Mansehra. Ghazikot Township is a housing colony just outside of the city and is famous for its natural beauty. From the peak of Ghazikot Township all of Mansehra can be seen. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Karakoram Highway route map The highest point on the highway: the Khunjerab Pass The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. ...

Education

Mansehra is considered a good place for education because of its natural beauty and climate. It has many good schools like: Mansehra International Public School and College Two Campuses,providing Quality Education and promote Inclusive Education, and more etc. The First primary school in the district was established in 1872 in the village Behali. Almost at the same time in Baffa and in 1892 in Mansehra. Recently the education system has received a boost, in particular the rural areas receive additional private and international funding that has led to an increase of small schools (boys and girls schools) post 2005. MANSEHRA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL or MIPS, is a school in Mansehra, Pakistan. ... Look up Inclusive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• MIPS, Mansehra International Public School and College Two Campuses.
• SSPSK, Seven Seas Public School Khawari
• A cadet college is also established in 1996 named as PAKISTAN SCOUT CADET COLLEGE BATRASI,MANSEHRA.(PSCC)

• University of Hazara A HEC recognized University

MIPS may mean: MIPS architecture, a RISC microprocessor architecture. ... MANSEHRA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL or MIPS, is a school in Mansehra, Pakistan. ... University of Hazara is in Dhodial located near Mansehra at Hazara, NWFP, Pakistan. ...

Tribes

The majority of the people here are from the Gillani, Tirmizi, Jilani, from the Syed tribe. Tarmizi Syed came here from Swat and are the descendents of Pir Baba, while they originally migrated from Iran to Pakitan , Awan, and Khan Khel section of the Swati tribe. In district Mansehra there is also another tribe called Gujar who speak Gojriand are large in population. Currently the District Nazim Sardar Muhammad Yousuf is also from that tribe. 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... Awan (Urdu: اعوان), a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in western and central parts of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Khan Khel A clan of Deshiwals (Black Mountain) and Nandhiaris, a division of the Swatis, also reside in Mansehra District, NWFP of Pakistan. ... For information on the language spoken in Swaziland, see Swati language. ... Gojri also known as Gujari is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Gujjars of Northern Pakistan and India. ...

Nonprofits

Mansehra is also home to a large number of foreign non profit groups, being a gateway to the Kaghan Valley the town has served as a jump off point for groups wishing to provide support after the 2005 Pakistan Earthquake. These groups now own virtually all of the guesthouses and many of the larger buildings in the town, with previous owners mostly having relocated to Islamabad and Karachi after the quake. Kawai, Kaghan Valley The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...   (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ...

See also

• Baffa
• Bajna
• Balakot
• Dhodial
• Kaghan
• Karakoram Highway
• Khaki
• Khawari
• Saiful Muluk
• Shinkiari
• Ichhrian

Baffa is a town in Sirran Valley located in Mansehra District, NWFP, Pakistan. ... Bajna is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Balakot (Urdu: بالاکوٹ), located about thirty kilometres from the city of Mansehra, is a town in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Dhodial (also known as Dhudial) is a town between Baffa and Shinkiari in Mansehra District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as xan, han) is a title meaning ruler in Mongolian and Turkish. ... Karakoram Highway route map The highest point on the highway: the Khunjerab Pass The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. ... Khaki is a common material in military uniforms Khaki is a type of fabric or the colour of such fabric. ... Khawari is a village located in the Mansehra District of northwestern Pakistan. ... At an altitude of 10,578 feet above sea level it is probably one of the highest lakes in Pakistan. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• Mansehra International School & College (Main & City Campus)
• Mansehra International College
• Mansehra Valley
• Hazara University Mansehra

Distance

Coordinates: 34°20′N, 73°12′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...