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Paniala is a small town located in the north of district D.I. Khan of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa about 55 km away from D I Khan and approx 300 km from provincial capital Peshawar. The Link Road (also known as Gilloti Road) from main Indus Highway (Peshawar Road) that connects with Paniala is of about 18 km. It is a submontane settlement and one of the oldest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan. The name ''Paniala'' originated from "Panjh Naala", which means 5 Naalas, stemming from ''Oobo Sir'' (in Pashto), which means "head of water", and then combines into one form. The water is then supplied to whole of the village and nearby towns for feeding and cultivating the fields. And then from passage of time the name ''Panjh Naala'' changed into ''Paniala''. Another origin of the name ''Paniala'' is attributed to the meaning of combination of Urdu words, ''pani'' and ''wala''. ''Pani wala'' thus meant "a place with water". This was the only oasis town in the surrounding desert area of about 30 km radius where even drinking water was not available to the population around, and the habitat around would fetch drinking water from the natural fountains/springs and KAREZs of Paniala. Thus the name ''Pani wala'' became ''Paniala'' with the passage of time. Water is, nonetheless, still supplied to numerous villages on the east, west and south from Paniala even now through pipelines, though. The green grassland comprises sandy area and a population of 120,000 citizens. The inhabitant comprises Marwats, Khels, Hashmis and Qureshis. The local language spoken is Pashto with soft and sweet dialect. The prominent shrine of Haji Baba and two important graves of Sahabis (RA) are also situated. Famous fruits of the town are Mangoes and Dates. "Dhakki" is one of the famous and delicious amongst all dates and is a major part of export. The famous nearby picnic spots are TOY (a natural water resort and play ground)and the mountainous hilly region of Sheikh Badin that comprises lush green forest, an old nonfunctioning post office and police station of British time. == Tribes == The main tribe is the Blach (Baluch) Pathans and its subtribes are: SAIN KHEL, Achackzai Durani, Siraj Khel, Malana, Mehmood Khel, Mala Khel, Mansoor Khel, Hassan Khel, Madda Khel, Masti Khel(many of them had migrated to other cities i.e. Bhakkar), Qalander Khel, Shadi Khel, Dhedi, Mumrez Khel, karaki Khel, Sangher khel, Syed, Mada Khel, Changa Khel, Quresh, Kundi,Baloch, Utta Khel, Sharbi Khel, Merwan Khel, Sharqi Khel, Mehmand,Zargar, sheikh, Slemi Khel and Ira Khel etc.Actually, all these tribes are the extensions of Blach Pathans which is totally different from Marwat tribe. 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「Paniala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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