Shergarh, Mardan

Place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Shergarh شير گڑھ
شېر ګړهـ
Coordinates: 34°23′24.6″N 71°53′55.9″E / 34.390167°N 71.898861°E / 34.390167; 71.898861
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mardan District
Government
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Shergarh (Urdu: شير گڑھ, Pashto: شېر ګړھ) is a town in Takht Bhai tehsil of Mardan District on the edge with Malakand District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1]^[2] It located 12 km from Takht Bhai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Overview and history

The literal meaning of Shergarh both in Urdu and Pashto language is "home of the lions".^[3] . It falls under the NA-10 seat of the National Assembly's Electoral Process.^[4]. It lies on the Grand Trunk road in addition to which it divides Mardan District and Malakand agency. To the east of Shergarh on around 2kms there lies Jarhai and "Hathian" which is the hometown to many politicians such as Rahim Dad Khan (late)(PPP) Ali Muhammad Khan (PTI). To the West of shergarh there lies Badragga, Harichand and Qutabgarh, Badragga is also hometown to Sayyed Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha and Sayyed Ahmad Ali Shah Bacha(PPP). Shergarh is also the hometown to Former Director Planning L&DD (Ext)KPK Dr Badshah Zad Gul.

The town is very old, in fact, some historians cited that it can be traced back to the 13th century. Its an important point in the trade routes passing between Peshawar and Swat. Under Buddhist rule, a town existed at the same location, but had a Buddhist name. There is a famous Darul Uloom, present in the town, named Islamia Arbia Shergarh which was built in 1951. The founder of this Darolum was Muhtamim Maolana Mohammad Ahmad, who took education from Dar ul uloom Deuband India. T, who was also one of the famous political and social figure of the area.

Location

The town is situated on the main highway between Peshawar and Swat. It is about 15 kilometres from the Malakand mountains to the north, 12 km from Lund Khwar and 27 km from Mardan.

References

^ Report, Bureau (2002-11-29). "PESHAWAR: Work on Shergarh highway begins". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-13. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ "10 teachers for 1,000 students at girls school in Shergarh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
^ Shifting Sher Garh
^ "The Election Commission, Government of Pakistan.