Karnol

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FieldValue
nameKarnol
native_nameکرنول
native_name_langur
settlement_typeVillage and union council
other_nameUC/VC Karnol
image_skylineIMG KARNOL.no watermark.jpg
image_captionView of Karnol from Banglaw Hills
pushpin_mapPakistan
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Pakistan
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Mansehra District
subdivision_type3Tehsil Balakot
subdivision_type4Region
subdivision_name4Upper Pakhli
subdivision_type5Preceded By
subdivision_name5Chief of Swatis
subdivision_type6Succeeded By
subdivision_name6West Pakistan
leader_titleNazim ناظم
leader_nameShoukat Nawaz Khankhail
leader_title1Chairmain چیئرمین
leader_name1Sajid Ali Khankhail
coordinates
timezonePST
utc_offset+5
founderKhankhail Swati Family
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Karnol is a village and union council of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at an altitude of 797 meters (2618 feet), lying southeast to Abbottabad and the Kashmir frontier. It was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Sajid_Ali_Khankhail.jpg" caption="Khan of Karnol Sajid Ali Khankhail (Chairman Village Council Karnol)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Anwar-ur-Rasheed_Khankhail_"District_Union_of_Journalists_(DUJ)_Mansehra.jpg" caption="Anwar-ur-Rasheed Khankhail (Khan of Karnol) First elected President of the District Union of Journalists (DUJ) Mansehra."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Khan_Liaquat_Ali_Khankhail_Sahib.jpg" caption="Liaquat Ali Khankhail ( Khan of Karnol) Chairmain VC Karnol, Ex Member District Council Mansehra"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Khan_Dehdi.IMG.png" caption="Shoukat Nawaz Khankhail(Nazim UC Karnol) with Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan at his Dehdi"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Ahmed_Rasheed_Khankhail.jpg" caption="Ahmed Rasheed Khankhail (Current Numberdar Revenue state Karnol & Baralkot)"] ::

Land Revenue

The village Karnol was founded by Khan Ameer-Ullah Khankhail. All village revenue from Karnol and Baralkot was given to the Khankhail family, as the sole owners. After 1965, when Qayyyum Khan became Minister, some of the land was transferred to individuals in Karnol and Brarkot. The Khans of Karnol have freely given land to the Pakistani government for offices like Nadra Office, PatwarKhana, and educational institutions. The Khankhail family remains the leading tribe of Karnol.[[File:A heavenly view of River Kunhar from Khan Dewri of Karnol.jpg|thumb|Karnol Image Gallery]] ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/A_local_tribal_shepheard_along_sheep_on_top_of_hills.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Karnol_Aesthetics.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/KARNOL.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Karnol.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Village_Karnol.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Banglaw_Hills_Karnol.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Gorgeous_weather_click_taken_from_Khan_Dewri.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/A_View_from_surrounding_Hills.jpg" caption="Karnol Image Gallery"] ::

Organization

Most important decisions are decided by the headmen of Tribe Khankhail, the Jirga. (A term used mostly in Afghanistan/KPK for settlement of disputes)

Village Council

Candidates securing the highest and second highest number of votes in the local election are named as the Nazim and Naib Nazim of the village council or the neighborhood council. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Sajid_Ali_Khankhail.jpg" caption="Khan of Karnol Sajid Ali Khankhail (Chairmain Village Council Karnol)"] ::

• Sajid Ali Khankhail was elected Chairman of Village Council Karnol in the last Local Body Election and won by majority votes.

Notable Sites

• Dewri Khan Sahib

• Hujra Shoukat Nawaz Khankhail

• Sarwar Khankhail Cottage

• Banglaw Hills

• Bela (Playground/Garden)

• Jamiah Masjid,Khan Dewri

Neighbourhood

1.Mohallah Dewri Khan Sahib

2.Mohallah Sarwar Khan abad

3.Purana Karnol (mostly inhabited by Syeds)

4.Mohallah Thanger

5.Jabbi

6.Mohallah Jab

7.Mohallah Sardaran

8.Mohallah Chahm

9.Bani

10.Purzen

11.Dakbanglaw

12.Gali

13.Mohallah Cheeran

14.Mohallah Laryan

Historical Background

After Sa'adat Khan became the first ruler of Pakhal (1762–1780), he founded a village then known as Garhi Sa'adat Khan, on the banks of Kunhar River. The village is now known as Garhi Habibullah. Habibullah Khan was chief of the Swati tribe and had three sons: Ameer-Ullah Khan (Karnol), Muhammad Ameen Khan (Garhi Habibullah Khan), and Dost Muhammad Khan (Tarkanal).

After the death of Habibullah Khan, by the Code of Swatiwali/Pashtunwali, the eldest son is set to become the next chief. Ameer-Ullah Khan was the oldest son and had a right to become the new Chief of Swati tribe, but due to his religious beliefs, he gave his Chieftainship and Khanate to his younger sibling, Muhammad Ameen Khan. The area of the villages Karnol and Baralkot came into the share of Khan Ameer-Ullah Khan Sahib. After he came from Haveli, Dewri Garhi Habibullah founded this village. He was the Feudal Lord of Karnol and Baralkot, and as such, all revenue generated by these lands was given to him. He gave the people of Karnol lands for agriculture and homes. The family of Khan Ameer-Ullah Khankhail still lives in Karnol and have gained significant respect from the residents of the area.

The Swati Khankhails of Karnol are the descendants of only two sons (Bahadur Khan and Arsala Khan). The other three sons were killed during the Kargil War, along with their Grandfather Khan Habibullah Khan(Shaheed).

Tribes

Tribes living in Karnol include:

  • KHAN (Khankhail) Descendants of Sa'adat Khankhail Swati (ruler of Pakhli and Chief of Swati tribe) and Shaheed Habibullah Khan (I) the nominal Chief of Swati tribe
  • Syeds(Saadats)
  • Qureshi(Sarara)
  • Abbasi(Dound)
  • Raja
  • Gujjar
  • Rajput
  • Kakakhel
  • Awan

References

References

  1. link. (2011-07-18)
  2. [https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Karnol.html Location of Karnol - Falling Rain Genomics] {{webarchive. link. (2007-10-25)
  3. [http://unhic.org/Maps/HIC-305-v01-05.pdf Settlements by unofficial union council, Mansehra district UN - Emergency Response Centre]{{dead link. (May 2017)
  4. "George Place (c. 1760-1805) - Saadat Ali Khan, Nawab of Oudh (ruled 1798-1814)".
  5. (2022-09-25). "Habibu'llah Khan (King Habibullah I)".
  6. "The Pashtun Tribal Identity and Codes:".

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