- Ingarodherai
Ingarodherai is a village in
Swat District in theNorth-West Frontier Province ofPakistan situated about one kilometre fromMingora city.The village is situated on the banks of the
Swat River . The road of the village also serve as theMingora bypass road and all visitors to the Swat valley pass through the village. The village population is about five thousand.Fact|date=April 2007The village is encircled by the villages of
Nawakilai ,Rahimabad ,Qambar ,Balogram ,Takhtaband andMingora city.The River Swat separates it fromKanju . The people living here are typicalPashtuns . There are about eight different tribes living here. i.e.Mirkhan Khel ,Bostan Khel ,Kata Khel ,Aqdad Khel ,Mazeed Khel ,Degaan Khel ,Gujjars andMia Gaan .There is a high school for boys in the village along with a middle school for girls.
Ingarodherai has historical importance in the history of Swat because the
Sheikh Mali (a Pushtoon leader) managed to unite all the tribes of Swat together for the first time and carried out the decision to migrate from village to village. The people of the village are so united that even they have elected theirNazim Muhammad Ali Khan throughJirga System. Every social or development activities are also carried out using the JARGA system.Throughout the whole swat valley, Ingarodherai is the only village from where short approaches ways are connecting many different areas/villages around it. Main personalities of different tribes areHaji Jalal Khan,
Haji Sarbiland Khan ,Haji Latif-ur-Rehman ,Haji Khani ,Haji Kaki Khan ,Haji Muhammad Jan ,Haji Amir Bashar Khan andHaji Abdul Aleem .Ingarodherai is the only village situated near Mingora city where the
Jarga system is still applicable.
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