Tangi

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Tangi

Town in the Charsadda tahsil of Peshawar District, North- west Frontier Province, situated in 34° 17' N. and 71° 42' E., 29 miles north of Peshawar city. Population (1901), 9,095. The Swat river runs west of the town, and the Swat River Canal, with the famous Jhindi aqueduct, is about 3 miles oft'. The inhabitants are Muham madzai Pathans. Faction is rife, and tiie place owes its importance to its proximity to the independent tribe of Utman Khel, against whom it has always held its own.