Hashtnagar (Utmanzai)
Hashtnagar (Pashto: هشتنګر, more commonly known as اشنغر in Pashto) is one of the two constituent parts of the Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The name Hashtnagar is derived from the Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् Aṣṭanagaram, "eight towns", from Sanskrit aṣṭa, "eight" and नगर nagara, "settlement, locality, town". There was an unrelated town of the same name near Kabul in the 17th century. It was home to the Roshani Movement. The descriptive was later influenced by the Persian هشت hasht, "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region. These are:
* Chārsadda, Hashtnagar [ Muhammadzai and Kheshgi]
* Prang (the 1812 list groups Prang with Chārsadda)
* Rajjar, Chārsadda
* Sherpao, Chārsadda
* Tangi, Chārsadda
* Turangzai, Chārsadda
* Umarzai, Chārsadda
* Utmanzai, Chārsadda
* Dargai, Chārsadda
* Chārsadda, Hashtnagar [ Muhammadzai and Kheshgi]
* Prang (the 1812 list groups Prang with Chārsadda)
* Rajjar, Chārsadda
* Sherpao, Chārsadda
* Tangi, Chārsadda
* Turangzai, Chārsadda
* Umarzai, Chārsadda
* Utmanzai, Chārsadda
* Dargai, Chārsadda
Map - Hashtnagar (Utmanzai)
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Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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PKR | Pakistani rupee | ₨ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
PA | Panjabi language |
PS | Pashto language |
SD | Sindhi language |
UR | Urdu |