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Haripur (Urdu/Hindko ) is the main city of the Haripur District in Hazara, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa in Pakistan, with Swabi and Buner to the west, some north of Islamabad and south of Abbottabad. It is located in a hilly plain area at an altitude of . The city lies on the Karakoram Highway (N35). Many castes and tribes are living at Haripur including the Gakhars, Gujjars, Arain, Karlal, Qazi/Awan, Jadoon, Tareen, Sulemani and Tanolis and Abbasi. == History == Haripur was founded by the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa in 1822 and became the headquarters of Hazara until 1853.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 55 )〕 Hari Singh Nalwa was appointed by the bravest and legendary Sikh King Maharaja Ranjit Singh as the second Nazim of Hazara after the first Nazim Amar Singh Majithia was killed by the local populace at Nara. Haripur was built as a fortress surrounded by a wall which was thick and high and had only four openings. That fort later became the city police station and local government offices. Drinking water was provided by digging a tank. Many small drainages were dug to carry sullage water. A small river, the river Dore, passes through the city, feeding the Tarbela Dam. Baron Hugel visited the town on 23 December 1835, and he found it humming with activity. The municipality was constituted in 1867.〔 An obelisk marks the grave of Colonel Canara, a European officer of the Sikh Artillery, who fell in 1848 defending his guns single-handed against the insurgents under Chattar Singh.〔 In 1851, the 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery was raised at Haripur from Hazara gunners, who were trained by Major Abbott, a British officer and first deputy commissioner of Hazara, in order to defend the district. The Hazaras embarked on many campaigns throughout the province. The population in 1901 was 5,578 and the income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902–3 averaged Rs. 17,800. In 1903-4 the income and expenditure were Rs. 19,100 and Rs. 20,000 respectively.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haripur, Pakistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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