Hangu District (Pakistan)
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| Hangu District | |
 Location of Hangu District (highlighted in red) within the North-West Frontier Province. |
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Hangu is a district in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. The district takes its name from the town of Hangu. The name Hangu may also sometimes be applied to the Miranzai Valley which is partly within the district, bordering the Samana Range.
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[edit] Administration
Until 1998 Hangu was part of Kohat District but afterwards became a district itself. Its area starts from a village named Khawaja Khizer (Jawzara) which is the boundary between Kohat and Hangu Districts.
[edit] History
Once the whole valley of Miranzai which starts from Tuth Kaas near Thal and ends in Jowzara bordering Kohat District was ruled by the Khan of Hangu and chiefship system ends in 1893 when Khan Muzaffar Khan was died in exile by the British.The History of the Khans Of Hangu dating as far back as 1500.Sometimes A powerful chief became Governor of the whole country from the Indus to the Kurram.For instance Ghulam Mohammad Khan who was the Khan of Hangu in the time of Nadir Shah is said to have ruled over Kohat (Baizai) and as far as Matanni in the Peshawar District.
[edit] Constituencies
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by two elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies: [1]
| Constituency | MPA | Party |
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| PF-42 (Hangu-1) | Attiq-ur-Rehman | |
| PF-43 (Hangu-2) | mofti syed janan |
[edit] Notable Places
It is a beautiful valley with many picnic points, for example a spring in Jawazara and in Mir Azghar Mela (in Kachai). People go there to enjoy and have bath in amazing waters. A village named Ibrahim Zai is known for a shrine named Dar-E-Abbas-E-Alamdaar, and also for beautiful mountainous picnic points like ShTanda Wunay.
These are also many interesting and historic places. The city is full of natural beauty, one of the most popular places is a the Samana mountain. It is located toward the tribal area, and the height of the mountain is approximately 10,000 feet. And on top of the mountain, there are many picnic place and one old and historical army base. kahi is a villge which is 15 kilometers away from the center of hangu.
You can read more in the book about Kohat Division history "Kohat tareekh kay aeenay main" writen by kohat local journalist Zulfiqar Shah
[edit] Conflict
Parts of the city has seen conflict between Shia and Sunni, there have been many fights between them, and even still there are many questions to be solved, a small action may trigger larger violence, but generally the people living there are very friendly to each others, and well integrated. But when conflict erupts the same people stand to kill each others. In 2005 Shia and Sunni conflict occurred, there was loss of life and many shops were damaged.
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| Administrative Divisions of North-West Frontier Province |  |
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| Capital | Peshawar | |
| Districts | Abbottabad | Bannu | Batagram | Buner | Charsadda | Chitral | Dera Ismail Khan | Hangu | Haripur | Karak | Kohat | Kohistan | Lakki Marwat | Lower Dir | Malakand | Mansehra | Mardan | Nowshera | Peshawar | Shangla District | Swabi | Swat | Tank | Upper Dir | |
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