Rustam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| Rustam, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Sudham Valley | |
|---|---|
| Village and union council | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mardan District |
| Tehsil | Rustam |
| Government | |
| • MNA | Mujahid Khan |
| • MPA | Tufail Anjum |
| Population | |
| • Total | 500,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | +92-937 |
Rustam is a town and union council in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°21'0N 72°17'0E and has an altitude of 369m (1213 feet).[1] Rustam is surrounded by the mountains of chengay baba, Karra Maar, Sar malang and Kashmir smasta. Rustam is famous for its agri products – fruits and vegetables. In education, the Rustam has recently moved forward with the establishments of private sector collages such as Unicom College of Business Studies, The Rustam Model School and College Rustam Mardan and Sudham Children Academy and College. The Government High Schools for boys and Girls are well established and many well known social contributors have taken their early education in these schools. Currently, A brand new building is under-construction for the Girls Degree College.[2]
History
Rustam has been the residence of great civilizations. Ruins on mountain of chanri (Chingay baba) there has been a small kingdom with other small villages like ruins of sra qabroona, ruins of malandri, ruins in kashmir smasta. It is famous saying that the concept of passport throughout the has first been started in the areas of kashmir smasta civilizations
Most of the lands of Rustam are with Sabatkhel Tribe. Sabatkhel is yousafzai tribe which has further two Sub Tribes 1 Baaz Mir khel 2 Habib khel Khan Muhammad were two sons 1 Baaz Mir 2 Habib khan
References
Coordinates: 34°21′0″N 72°17′0″E / 34.35000°N 72.28333°E
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