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Dahamtore Union Council
Union council in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dhamtore (Hindko, Urdu: دھمتوڑ) is the largest village and union council of Abbottabad and is situated about 6 km east of Abbottabad, Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Their language is Hindko which is the traditional mother tongue of the Hazara Division and the majority people of this area belong from Jadoon Pashtoon tribe but in some villages Gojri is also the mother tongue. Dhamtour village is the gateway to places such as Murree, Nathia Gali, Dunga Gali, Bara Gali, Ayubia National Park, Miranjani, Mushkpuri and the most famous picnic spot of Abbottabad, Harnoi.
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Subdivisions
The Union Council of Dhamtour is divided into the areas of Banda Bazdar, Bandi Shoalian, Dhamtour, Guldhok, Jaswal, Nagakki, Banda Said and Ukhreela.[2]
Location
Dhamtour has an average elevation of 1110 metres (3645).[3] It is situated to the west of Abbottabad city and borders Sheikh-ul-Bandi to the north and Nagri Bala to the south.
History
Dhamtour is an ancient city and there were markets here before British rule. Dhamtore was the main market and business center for the surrounding areas.
During the Second Sikh War, James Abbott marched his men through Dahamtore en route to the Dor Valley in a failed attempt to prevent Chatar Singh from heading northwards from Haripur to Mansehra.[4]
In his journal on 28 May 1848 Abbott notes that the "disputes concerning landed property in Dumtour are so virulent that I am obliged to send an especial Commissioner to settle them I would adjourn thither myself but for its distance from the dak line, a matter just now of some consequence.[5]
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