MANSEHRA CITY

Mansehra (Urdu: مانسہرہ) city is located at 34°19'60N 73°12'0E in Mansehra District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. It is very near to Abbottabad city.It is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway which leads to China. It is also a major transit point to the northern areas and locations such as the Kaghan Valley, Naran, Shogran, Lake Saiful Mulook and Babusar Top.

Mansehra is located in a province with a literacy rate of 35.41%. In comparison, Pakistan as a whole has literacy rate of 43.92%, Hindko and Pashto are the predominant languages.

History

Mansehra and surrounding areas have a very old history going back thousands of years, the area has been under the rule of Alexander the Great, King Ashoka, and the Turks and British empires. The Turks ruled here for three hundred year, the First Turk ruler who came here in the early part of sixteenth century was Sultan Shahabuddin a great grandson of Amir Taimur. He established his kingdom and named it "Pakhli Sarkar" with its capital at Guli Bagh Mansehra. The last Turk ruler was sultan Mehmud Khurd, he had prepared his own grave but he died in Delhi and could not be buried in the grave he had prepared. This is very precious national monument/heritage but stolen recently by some thieves in Mansehra. Mansehara police recovered it but is still lying in premises of Mansehra Police station. The descendents of these Turks are now living in various parts of Hazara. Prominent among them are Turks (Rajas) of Behali village. A notable relic are the Mansehra rock edicts.

Hunza Valley

Gojal (Upper Hunza) is a fairy tale valley famous for high peaks, fascinating glaciers , beautiful meadows , awesome pastures , educated and hospitable community. Besides natural wealth and beauty, the valley harbors a diverse and endangered mountainous cultural traditions. Among its total population of about 20 thousand souls majority speaks Wakhi ( Xhikwor ) language ; while Burushaski and Domaaki languages are also spoken in some villages.

Gojal is geographically t he largest Tehsil of the Northern Areas of Pakistan and is spread over an area of about 8,500 sq.km at an elevation ranges from 2,340m to 4,877m. The valley borders internationally with the Xinjiang-Uighur region of People Republic of China through the famous K hunjrab , Kilik and Mintika passes and with the Afghan Wakhan -Little Pamir (Pamir-i-Khurd) through Irshod Pass .

 

Batura has been taken from a Brushuski word (Bat-Tur) language of central hunza "Bat" means skin and "Tur" means horns. In ancient times, there were many ibex (mountain goats) which were hunted by snow leopards or killed by avalanche. When Bruskin men came to the area, they found many skins and horns, in and around the glacier, that they said "Bat Tur" . Later on, it became Batur and now a - days Batura. Batura has the following Pasture.

Vezok Part


This is the name of a pasture in Batura Valley. "vezok" means ibex in Wakhi language and "Pert" means green slopes. it conveys that idea that there were a lot of ibex on the slpopes.

Yash - Pert

"Yash" means horse and "pert" means green slopes. Perhaps this slope has been used for grazing horses. therefore in Wakhi language it is called "Yash Pert".

Fatima - Hill

"Fatima" is the name of the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed (Muslim's last prophet) "Hil" means pasture. This pasture provides goats, sheeps, yaks and horses with fodder grass and tree leaves. In this respect, it has been named "Fatima" (Which may be equated with a gentle - giving soul )

Kuk - Hil

"Kuk" means spring and "Hill" means pasture. It is interpreted in the sense that the sheep's and goats give much more milk than other pastures in the area (due to the variety of herbs common to the field) The milk they gave resembled a spring.

Gushesm

This is an abstract word from the Persian " Gul" meaning flowerr and "chashm" meaning eye. " The eye of the floweres" - in this pasture there are many flowers.