- Turangzai
Turangzai is a village located 32km east of
Peshawar at 34°12'53N 71°44'46E [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Turangzai.html Falling Rain Location of Turangzai] ] . It has a population of about 30,000 people. It is one of the eight villages ofHashtnagar area inCharsadda District . Personalities like Haji Sahib Turangzai and Alama Shams ul Haq Afghani were born in the village in 20th century. Village is home to a Higher Secondary School for boys and High School for girls. Beside there are schools for middle education for both boys and girls.The village doesn't have any written history about its origin but as like most of Charsadda, Muhammad Zai Pathans are the inhabitants of the village. It is said that three villages were made in the name of the sons (Utman, Turang and Umar) of a lord of early days named Utmanzai, Turangzai and Umarzai.Haji Sahib Turangzai led a successful battle against the British from the area presently known as the
Mohmand Tribal Area (Mohmand Agency).External links
* [http://web.pitas.com/hikaayaat/haji_tarengzai.html "Never let the enemy know your weakness"]
* [http://www.khyber.org/people/sarfaroshan/HajiSahibTurangzai.shtml Short Biography]References
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