Momen Pur
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Momanpur, also spelt Momen Pur, is a small village bordering Jalalia Union Council in Pakistan
. It is situated along the Indus river
in the Chhachh
valley. The majority of the people are Awans
and Maliyars.
Momanpur, also spelt Momen Pur, is a small village bordering Jalalia Union Council in Pakistan. It is located at 33°57'55N 72°31'52E with an altitude of 304 metres (1000 feet) lying to the west of Jalalia village. It is situated along the Indus river
and one of the 84th village of chhachh valley known as Wadi-E-Abaseen.
Most of the land is of the village called "Allo" which was along the Indus river and was destroyed by floods. The survivors migrated to Momen pur, Asghar, Malak mala and some in Shinka
, and named a mohallah after their village, namely "Allo".
Momen pur
had a large population of Hindu
s, who owned a large part the village, prior to the creation of Pakistan. During the partitioning of India
the Hindus left and the land was subsequently occupied by the locals. Majority of the people are Awans
and Maliyars, farmers and remaining are the Pashtuns
which belongs to Aka Khel, Tor Khel tribes.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is situated along the Indus river
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
in the Chhachh
Chhachh
Chhachh is a region consisting of an alluvial plain extending from Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan, south-west to Topi - Swabi. The word Chhachh is derived from the Pashto word Chaj. It is bounded on the north and west by the river Indus, and is about long from east to west, and broad...
valley. The majority of the people are Awans
Awan (Pakistan)
Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
and Maliyars.
Momanpur, also spelt Momen Pur, is a small village bordering Jalalia Union Council in Pakistan. It is located at 33°57'55N 72°31'52E with an altitude of 304 metres (1000 feet) lying to the west of Jalalia village. It is situated along the Indus river
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
and one of the 84th village of chhachh valley known as Wadi-E-Abaseen.
Most of the land is of the village called "Allo" which was along the Indus river and was destroyed by floods. The survivors migrated to Momen pur, Asghar, Malak mala and some in Shinka
Shinka
Shinka is a small village near Jalalia village in Hazro Tehsil, Attock District, Punjab province of Pakistan. Nearby are Behbudi, Ghorghushti town, Malak Mala and Nartopa. Main tribes are Showkhel, Khankhel, Karamkhel, Ajakhel, Babukhel, Akakhel and Torakhel etc....
, and named a mohallah after their village, namely "Allo".
Momen pur
Momen Pur
Momanpur, also spelt Momen Pur, is a small village bordering Jalalia Union Council in Pakistan. It is situated along the Indus river in the Chhachh valley. The majority of the people are Awans and Maliyars....
had a large population of Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s, who owned a large part the village, prior to the creation of Pakistan. During the partitioning of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
the Hindus left and the land was subsequently occupied by the locals. Majority of the people are Awans
Awan (Pakistan)
Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
and Maliyars, farmers and remaining are the Pashtuns
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
which belongs to Aka Khel, Tor Khel tribes.