Country Pakistan Tehsil Abbottabad | District Abbottabad Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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Neighborhoods Thati Mohalla, Sahrora, Jabbar Birote, Santhi, Dhari Birote, Kohlalian, Dhamman Birote, Chapprian Birote | ||
Birote Kalan or Birote is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Map of Birote, Pakistan
Etymology
The name of the union council Birote means "the land of wrestlers". The words khurd and kalan ("little" and "big") are administrative terminology dating back to Mughal times, to differentiate two areas with the same name, hence Birote Khurd means "little khurd". The words khurd ("small") and kalan ("big") are taken from Persian. (cf. Britannia major, "Greater Britain" and Britannia minor "Lesser Britain").
Location
Birote Kalan is located in the south eastern part of Abbottabad District and borders the Bagh District of Kashmir, and was consequently affected by the 2005 Pakistan earthquake as the epicentre was in Kashmir.
Subdivisions
The Union Council is subdivided into the following areas: Berote Kalan, Berote Khurd, Kahoo Gharbi and Kahoo Sharqi.