- Pindigheb
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subdivision_name2 =Attock District
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footnotes =Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) is a city in Punjab province
Pakistan , it is aTehsil (an administrative subdivision) ofAttock District . [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=2&dn=Attock Tehsils & Unions in the District of Attock - Government of Pakistan] ] It is located at 33°14'25N 72°15'49E at an altitude of 310 metres (1020 feet) [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Pindi_Gheb.html Falling Rain - Location of Pindi Gheb]History
The
Imperial Gazetteer of India , compiled over a century ago during British rule, described the town as follows: [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_153.gifPindi Gheb Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 147.] ]Pindigheb is an old village, with many communities of Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. During British rule Pindigheb was part of
Rawalpindi District , in 1904 when Attock became a separate district, Pindigheb became a tehsil (subdivision) of it.Administration
The city of Pindi Gheb is the capital of
Pindi Gheb Tehsil , an administrative subdivision of Attock District, the city is itself subdivided into 2 Union Councils. [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=2&dn=Attock Tehsils & Unions in the District of Attock - Government of Pakistan] ]Industry
Pindigheb is enriched with minerals like
Oil and Natural gas.Pindigheb Woollen Industry is a wool spinning unit established in Pindigheb. The Pakistan Army has many generals from this village. The first army chief of the Pakistan Army was from Pindigheb. Peanuts is a big crop in the area.
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