Saleh Khana
0092-650-xxx
PostCode
24270
Saleh Khana is a large village in Nowshera District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
The village lies just below the hill station of Cherat. It is nicknamed as "Little England" and is considered the richest village in the region due to a large number of its people living abroad mainly in the United Kingdom.
History
It had a major fight with neighbouring village Kotli Kalan in 1984 over a water dispute; the fight resulted with 1 person dead and many injured; since that day there has been a major ongoing rivalry between the two villages. Saleh Khana and Kotli Kalan also known as Shungreh have a big rivalry although there are both fighting with each other the people from Kotli Kalan claim they are from Saleh Khana because there village is not known properly.
Eventhough people go to one village to the next to meet friends, play cricket, football, pool, snooker etc., there is still rivalry between the two villages.
Tribe and clans
The village is inhabited by one tribe which are the Khattak.
The Clans are:
- Qurban Khel
- Gurnh Khel
- Meis Khel
- Moond Khel
- Baand Khel
- Durran Khel
Mohallas
Every clan has their own Mohalla; the Mohallas in the village are:
- Mohalla Qurban Khel
- Mohalla Gurnh Khel
- Mohalla Meis Khel
- Mohalla Durran Khel
- Mohalla Baand Khel
- Mohalla Moond Khel
Every Mohalla has its own Masjid & own representatives for a tribal/clan meeting which is called a Jirga in Pashto.
References
Coordinates: 33°50′18″N 71°51′58″E / 33.8384°N 71.8660°E