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Babozai (often spelled: Babuzai) (Pashto: بابوزئ) is a union council in the Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1]
Babozai
Babuzai | |
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Town and union council | |
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Coordinates: 34°50′0″N 72°8′0″E / 34.83333°N 72.13333°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Mardan District |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Babozai (often spelled: Babuzai) (Pashto: بابوزئ) is also a Tehsil in the Swat Vally of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[2]
The river Gadar Khwar flows through Babuzai Tehsil, which is located at an altitude of 1754 metres (5757 feet).[3]
The predominant tribe in both the union council babuzai, Mardan, and Tehsil babuzai, Swat is the sub-branch of Yousuf Zai Pashtun tribe Babuzai which was named after their ancestor Babu. Babu along with his sons fought the Yousufzai battle of Swat and Katlang. They were subsequently settled in both Tehsil and Union Council Babuzai.