Ghoriwala
غوري والا غوریوالہ | |
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Town and union council | |
Ghoriwala | |
Top left to right: Government High School Ghoriwala, Government Degree College Ghoriwala, RHC Hospital Ghoriwala, Jumeirah Housing Society, Kacha Bachak Road Intersection, and Mughal Khel Playground. | |
Coordinates: 32°54′20″N 70°43′40″E / 32.90556°N 70.72778°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Bannu |
Tehsil | Bannu |
Named for | Muhammad of Ghor |
Government | |
• Type | Union Council |
• Nazim | Umar Khayyam Khan |
Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 154,773 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Postal Code of Pakistan | 28330 |
Area code | 928 |
Languages | Pashto |
Website | bannu |
Ghoriwala (Pashto: غوري واله, romanized: ġwary wala, pronounced [/ɣoˈri wɑlə/] ; Urdu: غوریوالہ, romanized: Ghuriwala, pronounced [/ɣoːriː wɑːlə/] ) also called Ghariwola (Pashto: غاريوله, romanized: Gariwola, pronounced [/ɣɑːrjoːla/] )[2] is a town and union council in Bannu District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[3][4] Its history and name is sometimes linked with the famous Muslim King Sultan Muhammad Ghori. The area is mostly inhabited by Mughal Khel branch of Yousafzai Pashtuns.[5]