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About Amirabad
Amirabad is a village of the Union Council of Sherwan in the Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located 24 km north west of the city of Abbottabad and 5 km east of Sherwan.
From the Wikipedia article Amirabad, Pakistan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
Amirabad is named after Amir Khan, the son of Sahan Khan, who was one of the eleven great Tanoli ancestors. When tanolies attacked Hazara and took control of Tanaaval. They occupied the lands of the surrounding area. Amirabad then known as Kumhar came under control of Sahan Khan. Said Khan Tanoli, the elder brother of Sahan Khan, took control of Sherwan. Although both brothers lived their lives in Sherwan, they equally distributed their land among their sons. Some Saidyal Tanoli believe that Said Khan Tanoli in has last days shifted to Bammochi Tarli (lower part of the village Bammochi) and died there (statement of Malik Fairoz khan of Plang (death 2004), which is recorded two year before his death, no historical evidence is found). The Saidyal Tanolies are descendants of Said Khan Tanoli.
Amir Khan inherited Amirabad from his father Sahan Khan, although he was attack by Sikh tribes several time but he defended his village with his sons and his nephews the sons of Said Khan Tanoli living In Bammochi. Amir Khan had three sons.
Nahmat Khan Tanoli, known as Nehmtu Baba (Nahmtall Tonolies are descendants of Nehmat Khan).
Taj Khan Tanoli, known as Taju Baba (Tajwall Tonolies are his descendants).
Peel Khan Tanoli, known as Peelu Baba (Peelall Tonolies are descendants of Peel Khan).
From the History section of Amirabad, Pakistan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Abbottabad 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Sarni 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Havelian 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Mansehra 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Muzaffarābād 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Murree 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Saidpur 50 km south, about 50 min by car
- Islamabad 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Rawalpindi 66 km south, about 1 h by car
- Bāgh 67 km east, about 1 h by car
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- ISS010-E-9750 - View of Pakistan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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