Chakrala is the oldest and the largest village

Village

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 a seat of Hindu Tribe Chikar , of Mianwali District

Mianwali District

Mianwali is a district in the northwest of Punjab province, Pakistan. It borders eight districts: Attock District in the north, Chakwal District in the northeast, Khushab District in the east, and Bhakkar District in the south, while Lakki Marwat lies to the west, Kohat and Karak districts to the...

 in the Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

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 province of Pakistan

Pakistan

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.It was captured by Local Muslims in the 13th century by the aid of invaders from the North-western tribes. Chakrala is also a Union Council

Union Councils of Pakistan

A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...

 (administrative subdivision) of Mianwali Tehsil

Mianwali Tehsil

Mianwali Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 28 Union Councils - four of which form the capital Mianwali.-History:...

 and is located 10 miles (16 km) away from the Mianwali Talagang road at 32°6'0N 72°22'0E. The area is has been predominantly inhabited by Awan

Awan (Pakistan)

Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...

 tribes for the last six centuries.

Location

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Chakrala is located at 32°49' N, 71°52' E, over the Potohar Plateau.