Chapri, Nowshera
| Chapri | |
|---|---|
  Chapri | |
| Coordinates: 33°49′21″N 71°51′25″E / 33.822617°N 71.856807°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Nowshera District |
| Elevation | 1,089 m (3,573 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 0923 |
Chapri is a hill station in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] Known locally as Safara or Chapara in Pashtoo and called Chapri in Urdu and English, it is one of the far-flung villages of the Nowshera District. It lies roughly 17 miles (27 km) from Main GT Road Tehsel Pabbi The People of Chapri are very straightforward peoples. Village Chapri is surrounded by other villages i.e. Dak Ismail Khel, Saleh Khana, Spin Khak, Jaroba and Cherat Cantonment. Chapri is a small village with respect to population in the area. Village Chapri is originated from village Dak Ismail Khel. The people of Chapri are doing their own business, public/private services and jobs/services abroad.[2]
History
British Period
During British rule Cherat & Chapri was important as a hill cantonment and sanitarium for British troops in what was then the Nowshera Tehsil of the Peshawar District of British India.
Cherat was first used as a sanitarium for troops in 1861 and was used during the hot weather as a health station for the British troops who were quartered in the hot and malarious valley of Peshawar. It was declared a cantonment in 1886. The cantonment commands a view of the whole of the Peshawar valley on one side, and on the other of a portion of the Khwarra valley in Peshawar District, and of Kohat District as far as the Indus.[3]
Historical places at Chapri
Among the Historical places are the following;
- Cherat Pumping Station at Chapri Gate
- Peer Safar Hill Station
- Naki Kote Pumping Station at Chapri
- Jan Mohammad Shaheed
- Zalabadeen Kamar Waterfall
- Halwat Shaheed
- FC Post
- Chapri Police Choki
- Sulimani Ghaar, a part of (Kohe Suliman)
- Talab
- Beautiful Play Ground.[4]
Islamic Dar-ul-Uloom Female
Omme Hakeem Islamic Dar-ul-Uloom for Female, and Iqra Roza Tul Atfal.[5]
Chapri library
Chapri Library.[6]
Education
- Govt Primary School Chapri (boys)
- Govt Primary School Chapri (girls)
- Iqra Modal High School Chapri
- Iqra (Rozatol athfall) School Chapri
- APSACS Cherat (Chapri).[7]
Sports
The youth of Chapri are very active in every field of sport but unfortunately there are few facilities available for their use. However, cricket, football, Gulli dande (push dande) are sports played in Chapri.[8] the best player of cricket ever produced is wajid ali
References
- ↑ John, Brown Coggin; Dey, Abani Kumar (1975). The mineral and nuclear fuels of the Indian subcontinent and Burma: a guide to the study of the coal, oil, natural gas, uranium, and thorium resources of the area. Oxford University Press. p. 122. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Naseer Zaman Khattak, March 2014
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Coordinates: 33°49′21.25″N 71°51′24.45″E / 33.8225694°N 71.8567917°E