Garhi Habibullah

Garhi Habibullah is a town and union council of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan[1] and the former main city of Pakhli Sarkar II(1703-1947). It is located in Tehsil Balakot, Upper Pakhli and 1 km away from Azad Kashmir.

Garhi Habibullah
Upper Pakhli
Union council and town
Garhi Habibullah Khan
A view of Garhi Habibillah from Aznali Hills
A view of Garhi Habibillah from Aznali Hills
Garhi Habibullah is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Garhi Habibullah
Garhi Habibullah
Location in Pakistan
Garhi Habibullah is located in Pakistan
Garhi Habibullah
Garhi Habibullah
Garhi Habibullah (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 34.4014°N 73.3803°E / 34.4014; 73.3803
CountryPakistan
RegionKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMansehra District
Founded in1780
Founded bySwati Families
Named forHabibullah Khan
Government
 • TypeMayor
Area
 • Total15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1907)
 • Total2,838
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0997

It was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. It is named after "Ex-Chief Of Swati" Habibullah Khan. Its old name was Garhi Saadat Khan who was ruler of Pakhli (1762-1780) and nominal Ex- Chief Of Swati.[2]

Gabri Swati families including Khankhel, Jahangiri, Arghushal, Aznali and Sarkheli own most of the land in this area.[3]

Sources
  • Imperial Gazzetter Of India (Topic: Pakhli Sarkar of Swatis)
  • Mountstuart Elphinstone (1843): An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul
  • Raverty H.G (1888): Notes on Baluchistan and Afghanistan
  • Hazara Gazetteer 1883 and 1907
  • Prof. Akhtar: Tajik Swati aur Mamlikat e Gabar
  • Roshan Khan: Tazkira
  • Rehmat Khan: Tareekh e Hafiz
  • Sher Bahadur Khan Panni.: Tareekh e Hazara
  • The Pathans

References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mansehra - Government of Pakistan Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Earthquake Affected Area Overview - United Nations Joint Logistics Centre Archived September 13, 2012, at archive.today
  3. "Garhi Habibullah". 1907.
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