Makhad

Village in Punjab, Pakistan

Makhad

Village

Makhad

Coordinates: 33°8′0″N 71°44′0″E﻿ / ﻿33.13333°N 71.73333°E﻿ / 33.13333; 71.73333
Country| Pakistan
Province| Punjab
District| Attock
Tehsil| Jand
Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)

Makhad (Urdu: مکھڈ ) is a historical town in Attock District of northern Punjab Province in Pakistan.[1] It is one of the last towns separating the Punjab from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,[2] and is the place where Soan River falls into the fast-flowing Indus River.[3]

## People

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People groups of Makhad include the major Paracha clan which are settled through Gandhara to Attock. There are also descendants of the Khattak tribe.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Makhad". Makhad. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
2. ^ "To the end of Punjab - Pakistan - DAWN.COM".
3. ^ Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood; Shah, Munir Hussain; Khan, Mir Ajab (2014-10-15). Wild Edible Vegetables of Lesser Himalayas: Ethnobotanical and Nutraceutical Aspects, Volume 1. Springer. p. 13\. ISBN 978-3-319-09543-1.
4. ^ Zulfiqar Ali K. (2021) Mystics of Makhad The Friday Times

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Attock District

Tehsils|

* Attock
* Fateh Jang
* Hazro
* Hassan Abdal
* Jand
* Pindi Gheb

Union councils|

* Akhori
* Attock Khurd
* Khaur
* Nara
* Malak Mala
* Mian Wala

Cities and
towns|

* Attock (district headquarters)
* Attock Khurd
* Fateh Jang
* Ghorghushti
* Gondal
* Haji Shah
* Hasan Abdal
* Hazro
* Jand, Attock
* Khagwani
* Khaur
* Lawrencepur
* Makhad
* Pindigheb
* Thatta

Villages|

* Akhori
* Barazai
* Basal
* Basia
* Bathou
* Behbudi
* Boota
* Burhan
* Chechi
* Chhab
* Chura Sharif
* Daurdad
* Dhari Rai Ditta
* Dhok Mohammad
* Dilawarabad
* Dowal
* Formulli
* Gangal
* Garhi Matani
* Haddowali
* Hameed
* Ikhlas
* Jalalia
* Jhamat
* Kalu Kalan
* Kamalpur Musa
* Kamalpuralam
* Kamra
* Khunda
* Kot Sundki
* Malhoo
* Mansar
* Mohalla Sadiqabad
* Momanpur
* Monno Nagar
* Musa
* Nakka Khurd
* Nara
* Nartopa
* Nilhad
* Painda
* Pindi Sarhal
* Pindsultani
* Pirdad
* Shadikhan
* Shamsabad
* Shinka
* Sirka
* Sulemanadbad
* Tarap
* Waisa

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