Gazetteer Of The Peshawar District 1897-98

· 1899 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1[ Fanjab Gfazettesr,

2i CHAP. I.-THB DISTBIOT.

3Chanter I, A. Tlie names of the main peaks which surround the dishict,

4— . following the same order ns used in describing the configtn-

5Descriptive, given below

6main peaks stir- .

7ronniling the dis*

8triefc.

10BanSM.

11Knincs of peak!.

12fleight.

13annges.

14Feet.

15irartli4D9( range ..

16Mnlialxin ••

177,471

18Western ran^

19SArpAtai ...

20G.trm

21“

22Al! fiber

23Sinaimr

24Konh range »

25111am ...

26Mom

27Cbemt ...

28e.ns

29Sonth range

30Shahkoi

31MaloVand ...

32...

33IlntAmao m.

34Khaaom m.

35i

36Names oI p€aVB.iHe*RU,

37Bnpami

38CluiPi’i

39MuluiffhST

40Sari Sir

41SeUlaBir

42Cbemt ..

43Mnir KaUii

44Chfljat Sir

45BnkAtlur Khan

46Thri Sir

47Ton Sir

48Fcti.

497,0®

50M

514.SU

523,410

533,030

543.m

554,740

56there are two nmall hills,

57outiii the

58worthy of mention. "Kara-mdr, the highest,

59north-east of Hoti MardSn j it is about 3,400 foot above -

60and 2,280 above the Yusafzai plain. On its northern slope

61few fir trees, and the appearanoo of the *'

62TwoWliaotlW. Ill the suh-divi_sion of Tusafzni

63*ai situoted in the Kara-mfir'atid Piioipir ; they stand

64plain.

65side is green and pleasing j its soatliern aspect is a more

66ridgo. • Tlioro is a sloping plateau at the sommit which ff

67do for sites. If tanks for holding water wore construmeu,

68place might be utilized by the OK'il and Military Omoers

69Yusafzai during tbe summer months. There is a

70summit dedicated to Yakki Tiisaf, who was buried there.

71the other, is a smaller and sharper ridge ; it rise-s w

72height of 2,130 feet above the sea, or 940 feet above the lus^

73zni plain. It has no trees, but is covered- in parts

74brushwood ; at the top there are some heaps of stones (dhom)

75dedicated to the Panjpir, or five great saints of the Muhamma -

76ans. ■ The Hindus affirm that the place was dedioated to Ino

77Paucli Pdndo or five PAado brothers of tbe Mahabharnt. ‘A.

78good view of the lower part of the district, Attook, and the

79JShaltak range with its zidrals is obtained from the 'top of the

80hill. .

81Thorircr^alcm, The Indus ultimately receives the whole drainage of the

82Peshawar valley, all but an insignificant part of it having been

83previously collected in tlie Kfibul. Of the Ktibul the principsl

84. affluents are the Swat from the north-west, the, Bara froin -the

85south-west, and the Kalpani from the north. The Kdbul, Swdfc,

86•uiid Biira unite with the Budni at Nisatta, 14 miles north of

87Peshawar to form the Landai (short) or lowest section of tho

88Kabul river, which after a cenrse of only 36 miles falls into the '

89Indus near Attock. The portion of tho district which does not

90dram in tho first instance into tho Kiihul is tho country lying

91below the Sir-i-maira, or "crest of tho dosort,” in. other