Chhachh
Chhachh or Chach (Hindko and Urdu: چھچھ ) is a region located between Peshawar and Islamabad at the northern tip of Attock, consisting of an alluvial plain extending from Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan, southwest of Topi and Swabi.[1]
Chhachh
چھچھ Chhach | |
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  Chhachh Location in Punjab, Pakistan  Chhachh Chhachh (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′00″N 72°22′00″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock District |
| Tehsil | Hazro Tehsil |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 |
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History
Chach has been identified as the Chukhsa country of the Taxila copper plate inscription.[2]
The Battle of Chach was fought in 1008 AD between the Ghaznavid army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala, resulting in the latter's defeat.
Geography
Chhachh is 7 km (4 mi) off the Pindi-Peshawar GT road. Chach is at the edge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border. It is 20.4 km from Attock city and 22.9 km from Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.It is bounded on the north and west by the Indus river and is about 19 miles (31 km) long (from east to west) and 9 miles (14 km) broad.[3]
Chhachh is a plain which rolls from the Hazara-Punjab hills south to Kamra, and from east of the River Indus to the broken lands near Lawrencepur.
Demography
The Chach Valley, consisting of 84 villages located along the Indus River. Percolation from the Indus makes the area extremely fertile. The region was surrounded by rich cultivation, and had a flourishing trade, chiefly in tobacco and sugar. The population of the area are primarily Punjabi, Pashtun and Kashmiri. People of this region speak Chhachi dialect of Hindko. It has a significant number of people living abroad such as in Middle East countries or in Western countries mostly in UK, Hong-Kong or USA.
References
- Peach, Ceri; Vertovec, Steven (27 July 2016). Islam in Europe: The Politics of Religion and Community. Springer. ISBN 9781349256976.
- "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 10, page 115 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.
- Conference, British Dam Society (2002). Reservoirs in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the BDS Held at Trinity College, Dublin, 4-8 September 2002. Thomas Telford. ISBN 9780727731395.
