Dhakki

Dhakki is a town and union council of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1] It is located at 34°18'17N 71°46'24E and has an altitude of 359 metres (1181 feet).^[2]

The village has a higher secondary school for boys, a high school for girls and a basic health unit (BHU). It is about 50 kilometers from Peshawar. The soil is very fertile, irrigated by Upper Swat Canal. The main crops are sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, maize and vegetables. Apricot, plum, peach and pear orchards are stretched all over the landscape. Jehanzeb Khan Dhakki is a prominent social worker and political figure of Dhakki.

Religious Personalities

Maulana Aziz ur Rahman known as Sahib e Haq of Dhakki died in 1988, still his teachings are considered as undeniable facts. Besides a religious scholar of a high rank, qualified from Darul Uloom Deoband India, he was Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam now Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) of district Peshawar when Charsadda was then a part of district Peshawar. After coming back from India, he started Madrassa Rahimiya in the grand mosque of Dhakki, now known as Sahib e Haq sab mosque. A PhD dissertation has also been written on his life and contributions by Dr.Abdul Salam, a research scholar from the University of Peshawar.

References

Administrative divisions of Charsadda District Capital Charsadda Tehsils Charsadda Tangi Union councils Abazai Agra Battagram Behlola Chindro Dag Dargai manga Daulat Pura Dhakki Dheri Zardad Dosehra Gandhera Ghunda Karkana Hajizai Harichand Hassan Zai Hisara Nehri Hissara Yasinzai Kangra Katozai Khan Mahi Koz Behram Dheri Maira Umderzai Mandani Matta Mughal Khel Mera Parang Mirzadher Muhammad Nari Nisatta Panjpao Rajjar Rashakai Sarki Titara Sheikho Sherpao Shodag Tangi Tarnab Turangzai Umderzai Zaim

Coordinates: 34°18′17″N 71°46′24″E / 34.30472°N 71.77333°E / 34.30472; 71.77333