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Hazara District

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Hazara District was district of Peshawar Division in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan until 1976.

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Map of Hazara, Pakistan

The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the district as follows.

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Khatris and Khokhran

Hazara historically had a significant population of Hindus including Khatris and Brahmans. The principal classes of Hindus in the district are Brahmans and Khatris. The principal sub-divisions of the Khatris are Khukhran, Bahri (Multani), and Bunjai. The Kukhrans contract no marriages, except among themselves.

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Hazara District Wikipedia