Dhakki

Dhakki
Town and union council
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Charsadda District
Government
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

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. Former Chief Secretary Mr. Rustam Shah Muhmand belongs to Dhakki. Jehanzeb Khan Dhakki is a prominent social worker and political figure of Dhakki. Another well known figure is Syed Imran Khan ( Anwar Abad) well known social worker is also belonging Dhakki. Famous Pashto Drama actors Mr. Syed Shensha (Late) and Syed Sardar Badshah (Pride of Performance) are also from 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

  1. ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan Archived March 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Location of Dhakki - Falling Rain Genomics

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


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