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Akora Khattak (Pashto: اکوړه خټک pronounce (help·info), Urdu: اکوڑہ خٹک pronounce (help·info)) or Sarai Akora is a town in Jehangira tehsil of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3] It sits beside the Kabul River, which merges with the Indus River about 15 kilometres downstream. Neighbouring places are Nowshera Cantonment to the west and Jahangira town to the east.

Akora Khattak اکوړه خټک
Coordinates:
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Nowshera District
Population (2017[1])
• Total	47,255
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Review and history

Akora Khattak is about 14 km (9 miles) east of Nowshera city in Nowshera District on Grand Trunk Road.[2][4] Akora Khattak was formerly called Sarai Akora, and is named after Malik Akor Khan Khattak, who was the great-grandfather of the famous Pashtun warrior and poet, Khushal Khan Khattak.[5]

Sher Shah Suri period

The emperor Sher Shah Suri's army dug two wells here and made it a rest place named Sarai Malik Pura. Trade caravans came from Central Asia and stayed here.^{[citation needed]}

Mughal period

In 1581 Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar came to Peshawar to end the mutiny of his brother Mirza Hakeem and stayed there for a few years. During this stay, he met (jarga) with all the tribal chiefs for the betterment of the area.^{[citation needed]} In the meeting the name of Malik Akor Khan often came up. It was reported to the emperor that Malik Akor Khan was a chieftain and often robbed the troops on the highway. He lived at Neelab (Nizampur) and continually created problems for the Mughal government. The emperor Jalal-ud-din Mohammad Akbar decided to resolve this problem by making Malik Akor Khan an ally and charged him with the responsibility of collecting tolls from the caravans on the crossing of the Indus at Attock. Malik Akor Khan came to the Sarai Malik Pura (Akora Khattak) for this purpose and made this area his living place. In time this place was renamed as Sarai Akora which later became "Akora Khattak".^{[citation needed]}

Sikh period

In 1820 Sikhs of Panjab conquered Peshawar and other Pashtun areas and ruled it up to 1849. In 1826 the Mujahidin-I-Islam (Sayed Ahmad Barelvi) fought a battle against Sikhs at this place. In 1834 Sardar lehna Singh built the fort of Akora Khattak near the river Kabul.^{[citation needed]}

British period

The British period starts from 29 August 1849. In 1809 the colonial Indian administrator, and later Governor of Bombay, Mountstuart Elphinstone visited Peshawar.^{[citation needed]}

The cantonment of Akora Khattak was established in 1850 and on 23 March 1851 Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India, visited the place.^{[citation needed]}

In 1916 the first police station was established.^{[citation needed]}

Population

The population of Akora Khattak, according to 2017 consensus, is 47,255 ^[1]. The population of Akora Khattak, according to official consensus, over the years is shown in the table below.[6]

Consensus Year	Population
1961	7954
1972	11,191
1981	13,788
1998	19,530
2017	47,255

Historical places

Akora Khattak has many historical places. The most famous are Tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak, Shrine of Akhund Adyan Baba Seljoki, Darul Uloom Haqqania, Khushal Khan Khattak Memorial Library and museum.^{[citation needed]}

Tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak

Akora Khattak is the birthplace and burial place of the poet great Pashto poet and warrior Khushal Khan Khattak.[7][8] The mausoleum of Khushal Khan was built in 1949.[9]

Shrine of Akhund Adyan Baba Seljoki

The Shrine of Great Turki Sufi Master and aalim Qutb e Aalam Sheikh Akhund Adyan (شیخ اخوند ادین سلجوقی قطب عالم) is situated near Kabul River. The road in front of the shrine traces back to the Sher Shah Suri regime; the road is called Shahi laar (شاہی لار) or royal road. Starting from civil hospital to military camp. The descendants of Sheik Akhund Adyan Baba Seljuki are living in Ziarat kaka Sahib and called Qazyan or Qazi. Sheikh Akhund Adyan Baba died in 1074 AH. Sheikh was teacher of Kaka Sahib. Outside the tomb of Akhun Adyan baba the grave of Shahbaz Khan Khattak (father of Khushal Khan Khattak) is lying. Due to his religious sacrifices of that time Mughal government built his fort like area for his shrine which was reconstructed by Khan Sahib Nur Ahmed Khan in the early 20th century.^{[citation needed]}

Dar-ul-Uloom Haqqania

Darul Uloom-e-haqqania was founded by Maulana Abdul Haq (father of Maulana Sami Ul Haq) along with his companion Haji Mohammad Yousaf in 1947. It is the second largest Islamic religious seminary in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]} More than 8000 students have been educated there.^{[citation needed]}

Khushal Khan Khattak memorial library

Akora Khan also has Khushal Khan Khattak Memorial Library[5] and a small museum. Library was established in 1994 in the memory of Khushal Khan Khattak. The museum has many medieval era artefacts, some of which were used by Khushal Khan Khattak.

Rang Mahal

Rang mahal (رنگ محل ) of Mughal era situated near meera akora Khattak.^{[citation needed]}

Education

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Schools and colleges

Govt Centennial Model high school (boys)
Khyber Model College and School Akora Khattak Campus
The student model high school and College
Govt high school (boys) Baghbanpura
Govt Girls Middle School Baghbanpura
Sir Syed public High school
Govt high school (girls)
Haqqania High School
Tamir-e-millat high school
Public collegiate high school
Bright Start English school
Jamia Shams Ul Madaris Surya Khel for (boys and girls)
Rahman public school
Army Public school Akora Khattak
The Sun Rise public school
Govt Khushal Khan Khattak degree college (boys)
Govt Khushal Khan Khattak college (girls)
The Safah public school
The Quaid Public School
The Suffa Public School
The Sarhad Public School Akora Khattak
AIMS (Alqalam Islamic Model School)
ummah higher secondary school soria khel akora khattak

Academies

Umma Children Academy
National Children Academy
Scientific Learning tuition Academy Akora khattak
The Aryana English Language & Computer Academy
Jamal Ul Quran Online Academy

Institutes

Shahcom Institute of Technology (Regd.)
National Institute of Technology

Health care

Civil Hospital: The government hospital is the main health facility.^{[citation needed]}
Al-Shifa Homeopathic Clinic: Dr. Muhammad Ali has been a homeopathic practitioner in Akora Khattak for many years.^{[citation needed]}
LRBT Free Eye Hospital.

Sports

Popular sports for youth are cricket, volleyball and bodybuilding, although there are few facilities available for their use. Paragliding was done in Akora Khattak in the 2010s.^{[citation needed]}

People from Akora Khattak