4. INTRODUCTION
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• Mansehra is considered to be one of the most
beautiful place in Pakistan
• It is famous for its natural beauty which includes
valleys, river, mountains, lakes etc
• It is attractive place for the tourist
• Every year thousand of tourists visit here from all
over the world to enjoy
5. INTRODUCTION
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• Mansehra District of KPK consists of three tehsils –
Mansehra, Oghi, and Balakot and provincially
administers tribal area (PATA) of Kala Dhaka.
7. LOCATION
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• Mansehra district is located in North Eastern part of
KPK
• Mansehra is located in Province KPK in Hazara
Division
• Its boundary touches with Kashmir, Kohistan,
Batagram & Abbottabad
• It is the largest District of Hazara having area
4580km2 having population 1600000
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• It is located 34.33 latitude and 73.20 longitude and it
is situated at elevation 1088 meters above sea level.
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• The word Mansehra is actually a Hindi word
“Mahaan Sehra” which means ‘flowers in
abundance
• The name of the city is derived from that of its
founder Sardar Maha Singh Mirpuri ,Who was a
Sikh administrator and General in Sikh Army during
the rule of Khalsa Empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
• Mansehra is also important because Ashoka the
great visited here and Ashoka ascended the throne
10. HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
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• and made this area along with Gandhara ball valley major
seats of his govt.
• The famous edicts of Ashoka inscribed on three rocks
near Bareri hill, beside Mansehra town, are the evidence of
his rule here
• These edicts prove that this area was a famous religious
center where pilgrims used to come to perform
pilgrimage.
• From ages the Devout Hindus after climbing up the Bareri
peak performed religious obligation to “SHEVA”
12. BEAUTY
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• Mansehra importance actually lies in its beauty
• Mansehra is gifted with the natural beauty which
attracts the eyes and hearts
• There are so many places which are famous for
their awesome natural beauty.
• Kaghan, Naran, Babusar top etc are some of them
which are full of beautiful sceneries .
• God has gifted this district a unique and attractive
13. BEAUTY
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beauty .There are hilly areas, greenery ,mountains
,meadows, rivers, lakes and fountains
• Most beautiful views lies in this city for that people
from all around world come here and enjoy
• The Mansehra district is home to 3 beautiful lakes,
Lulusar, Dudipatsar and Saif ul Mulook
14. LANGUAGES
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• The people of Mansehra speak a different language
which includes Pushto, Gojri, Hinko Kohistani and
Kashmiri.
• The majority areas speak Hinko and Pushto
whereas Urdu is understood throughout the
district.
• A small majority of population speaks Kashmiri
and Kohistani mostly by the people who inhabited
from these areas to Manshera.