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Dhab Kalan (Persian: ڈہاب کلاں) (Punjabi: وَڈی ڈہاب) is a small village of Har Char Dhab Union council, Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
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- Map of Dhab Kalan Pakistan
- Occupation
- Education
- Languages
- Religion
- References
Map of Dhab Kalan, Pakistan
Dhab Kalan is a Persian language word in which Dhab (Persian: ڈہاب) means promontory (Urdu: بُلند مقام یا ٹیلہ) and Kalan (Persian: کلاں) means as large (Urdu: بڑا). In this way Dhab Kalan (Persian: ڈہاب کلاں) means as large promontory (Urdu: بلند اور بڑا مقام یا ٹیلہ) which actually shows the site of the village as it is situated on a natural and large elevation.
The village is one of the four villages called Har Char Dhab (Punjabi: ہر چار ڈہاب). It is located 8 km north direction from Chakwal city on Mandra road.
Occupation
Most of the people are formers by occupation but new generation have trend towards government and private services. People are also working abroad in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Muscat. Many others are serving in armed forces, education department and federal government services.
Education
Literacy rate is high in this village as people had shown keen interest to get education in last decade of 2000-2010. There are two government schools, one for boy and one for girls. Recently government girls school has been closed due to low educational activities. Many private schools are also active for primary education. Young generation is serving in Pakistan as engineers, doctors and professors. Girls have shown key trend towards education over boys.
Languages
Inhabitants of Dhab Kalan village speak Punjabi Language in Chakwal district accent. People are also familiar with Urdu. English is also spoken by educated people.
Religion
All the villagers are Muslim (Sunni). No religion out of Islam being followed. There are five Mosque in the village.