Ghoriwala

Ghoriwala
غوري والا

غوریوالہ
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.
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Coat of arms of Ghoriwala
Ghoriwala is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghoriwala
Ghoriwala
Ghoriwala is located in Pakistan
Ghoriwala
Ghoriwala
Coordinates: 32°54′20″N 70°43′40″E / 32.90556°N 70.72778°E / 32.90556; 70.72778
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictBannu
TehsilBannu
Named forMuhammad of Ghor
Government
 • TypeUnion Council
 • NazimUmar Khayyam Khan
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1] Summary: The source provides population and household data for Sharqi QH and Ghoriwala PC, which are the areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Ghoriwala UC.
 • Total154,773
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code of Pakistan
28330
Area code928
LanguagesPashto
Websitebannu.kp.gov.pk

Ghoriwala (Pashto: غوري واله, romanized: ġwary wala, pronounced [/ɣoˈri wɑlə/] pronounce; Urdu: غوریوالہ, romanizedGhuriwala, pronounced [/ɣoːriː wɑːlə/] pronounce) also called Ghariwola (Pashto: غاريوله, romanized: Gariwola, pronounced [/ɣɑːrjoːla/] pronounce)[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]

  1. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. 2022. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ^ "Ghariwala Pronunciation". www.howtopronounce.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bannu - Government of Pakistan
  4. ^ Location of Ghoriwala - Falling Rain Genomics
  5. ^ Gazetteer of the Bannu District: 1883. 1883. pp. P 58.