Hameed Village
| Hameed حميد | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Hameed Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′N 72°28′E / 33.900°N 72.467°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock District |
| Tehsil | Hazro Tehsil |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| Elevation | 30 ft (10 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
Hameed (Arabic:حمید) is a village in Chhachh valley, Hazro Tehsil, Attock District, Punjab province, Pakistan. Hameed is located in the west of chhachh [1] area about 4 km from Hazro [2] city. Hameed has its own Union Council including other surrounding villages.
Location
Coordinates: 33°54′N 72°28′E / 33.9°N 72.467°E
Other villages, Towns, cities, and places surrounding Hameed are:
| North | North West | West | West South | South | East | East South | East North |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhoke Afghan | Dhoke Ibrahimabad | Malhoo | Shamsabad | Saman | Dhoke Kawa | Hazro city | Aba Bakar |
| Bara | Daman | Kamalpur Musa | Tajak | Nika Saman | Lakori | Pandak | Adal Zai |
| Haroon | Kamalpur Alam | Waisa | Walia | Darya Sharif | Yaseen Kalan | Shah Dher | Saleem Khan |
| Mallah Kalan | Painda | Shadi Khan | Kalu Kotha | Jattial | Chhachh Interchange | Sarwana | Asghar |
| Indus River Resort | Sirka | Mallah | Kalu Khurd | Qutba | Shinka | Khagwani | Yaseen Khurd |
| River View Point | Formuli | Dilawarabad | Sayden | Malak Mala | Sherani | Momen Pur | |
| Garhi Matani | Lundi | Bahadar Khan | Behboodi | Musa | Jalalia | ||
| Khurakhail | Peerabad | Ghorghushti | Ghazi Brotha Canal | Hasan Pur | |||
| Gondal Mandi | Ghazi Brotha Canal | Tarbela Dam Airport | |||||
| Fateh Chak |
History
The name "Hameed" (Arabic:حمید) means "Prasie worthy, He who is the only one to be praised and glorified and thanked by all creatures." It is also a name of Allah (God) in Islam.
Its came in hear that first person who came in this area for living is an Hindu and his name was Hami Das. By the passage of time as increasing Muslim population its became a small village named Hameed (having Islamic origin and meaning) from the name of Hami Das.
At the time of partition of India this area becomes a part of Pakistan and all Hindu migrated to Bharat so now total population is Muslim.
Tribes
Many tribes are living here, in which some are as follow
Language
As per the 1998 census of Pakistan, the following are the demographics of the Attock district, by spoken language:
- Punjabi language: 90%
- Pashto: 5%
- Urdu language: 4%
- Other: 1%
Inhabitants of Attock District speak a great variety of Punjabi dialects: which are
- Chhachi (Northern parts of district mainly in Hazro Tehsil)
- Dhani (Southern parts of Jhelum and Attock districts and in Chakwal district)
- Ghebi (Western parts of district in Fateh Jang and Pindigheb tehsil)
- Sohain (Inhabitants of Fateh Jang Tehsil speak Sohain dialect of Punjabi language, the name is derived from Sohan River).[3]
- Majhi or standard (Sizeable population in cities)
- Jandali (Jand Tehsil Southern border areas with Mianwali)
- Pothohari (Easteren border areas)
- Hindko Tehsil Attock, Fateh Jang, Jand & Hassan Abdal
In Hameed Village people understand the all types of Punjabi but Chhachi and Hindko languages are mainly used as spoken languages.
Other Languages include:
- Pashto which is also spoken by sizeable population in the KPK province border areas and in the cities.
- Urdu is mother tongue of few people but being national language is spoken and understood by the sizeable population.
- English is also understood and spoken by the educated elite.
See also
References
- ↑ Chach (Chhachch) - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 115
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi district 1893-94 published by Sang-E-Meel Publications and Page 259
- ↑ Masica, Colon P. (9 September 1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 0521299446.
External links
Coordinates: 33°54′00″N 72°28′01″E / 33.9°N 72.467°E
