Mansehra district is inhabited by a large number of tribes as well as khels. The people are as mixed as the soil. Among them some are oldest inhabitants while the other arrived here in different periods of time. The first arrival of the latter group is dated back to the medieval times. Some invaded this area and settled here while some others came to seek shelter.In ancient times these people had accepted Buddhism but later on they shifted to Hinduism when it gained power after a long while. In the medieval period the Muslims introduced Islam to them.
The inhabitants of Mansehra speak Pushto, Hindko, Gojri, Urdu, Kohistani and Kashmiri languages. Hindko, Pushto and Gojri are spoken by the majority while Urdu being the national language is spoken and understood throughout the District. Kohistani and Kashmiri are spoken by a very small number of people who migrated to Mansehra in different times from Kohistan and Kashmir respectively.
Written May 7, 2004
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MANSEHRA! THE LAND OF LAKES AND PEAKS

Mansehra is full of natural beauity, The one who comes to this part of Pakistan, thinks of coming again and again. Mansehra is important due to its Historical value and natural beauity.
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A place visited briefly in the course of a journey Mansehra is not a beautiful town at all but I visited twice because this is a must town for every vehicles overland. Here I met 2 Afghan refugees...
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Mansehra, weeks before the deadly earthquake

Mansehra, nice town with great people and great views.Since i couldnt get any flight to gilgit at that time, my good friend insisted we should visit his niece in Mansehra, so we went there by Daewoo...
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Mansehra (former Pakhli Sarkar) has a very old history in the Sub-Continent. Its geographical boundaries has constantly been changed in the times of various Rajas, Maharajahs and Kings in the past.......
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A place called Attar Shisha - past Mansehra

Ahlina (right) and her friend Sana watch the Mahsehra city sprawl
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