Saleh Khana

Saleh Khana Baand View Area Code
0092-650-xxx

PostCode
24270

101 Street SLK Baand

Saleh Khana is a large village in Nowshera District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pashtunistan. The village lies just below the hill station of Cherat. The name Saleh Khana derives from Arabic meaning "home of the good".The village is known for their slogan "The few - the proud".

The language spoken in the village is Pashto of a dialect that was formed by Khushal Khan Khattak.

Tribe and clans

The village is inhabited by one tribe, which is the Khattak tribe.

The Clans are: Tatar khel

Qurban Khel
Gunh Khel
Mias Khel
Moond Khel
Durran Khel
Amin Khel
Amirjan Khel

The Gunh Khel are further divided into the Malikans (Maliks), this is the Chief of Saleh Khana. The first Malik was Malik Bahadur; followed by Malik Kajeer, Malik Sherzada, Malik Akbar Zada, Malik Arshad Hussain and now presently Malik Noor Zada.

Mohallas

Every clan has their own Mohalla; the Mohallas in the village are:

Mohalla Qurban Khel
Mohalla Gurnh Khel
Mohalla Meis Khel
Mohalla Durran Khel
Mohalla Moond Khel
Mohallah Amin Khel
Mohallah Amir Jan Khel

Every Mohalla has its own Masjid & own representatives for a tribal/clan meeting which is called a Jirga in Pashto.

References

Coordinates: 33°50′18″N 71°51′58″E / 33.8384°N 71.8660°E / 33.8384; 71.8660

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