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Allai District
District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Hazara Division
Tehsils	01
Established	23 January 2023
Founded by	Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Area
• Total	521 km (201 sq mi)
Population
• Total	180,414
• Density	350/km (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

Allai District is a district in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

On 22 January 2023, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan announced the establishment of Allai district. It was separated from Battagram District.

Formation

The Allai district covers an area of 521 sq km and has a population of 180,414 according to the 2017 census. It consists of eight union councils including Banna, Batila, Batkul, Biari, Jumbera, Pashto, Rushing and Shakargah. Allai was previously a tehsil within the Battagram District of the Hazara division.

History

Allai State(1670-1971)

Allai was formerly a state ruled by Nawabs of Allai. Nawab Muhammad Ayub Khan was the last Nawab of Allai State until 1971. This state had its own currency. Bahadur Khan Swati was the most powerful ruler among the Nawabs of Allai as he is famous for his great resistance against British rule.

Merged into Pakistan:

However the status of state has been abolished but it is still under the rule of Chief. Prince Muhammad Nawaz Khan Swati is the son of last Nawab who is the current Chief of Allai Valley instead of Nawab of Allai State.

People:

The Allaiwals are all the nearly of Swati tribe and intermarry with the Swatis of Bhogarmang Valley and Nandihar same like the neighboring Battagram District and Mansehra District. Swatis own majority of lands in these three districts. The Nawabs of Allai also belongs to Bibaal subsection of Gabri Swatis.

References

1. "KP govt upgrades status of tehsil Allai to new district". 22 January 2023.
2. "Govt to award district status to Allai tehsil, says KP CM". 26 November 2021.
3. "Allai tehsil of Battagram given district status". 22 January 2023.
4. "Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India". p. 82 , Chapter 2. Arsala Khan and Bahadur Khan are the leading Khans of Allai.
5. "Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India". p. 83 , Chapter 2. The Allaiwals are all the nearly of Swati tribe and intermarry with the Swatis of Bhogarmang Valley and Nandihar

v t e Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Provincial capital: Peshawar
Bannu	Bannu Lakki Marwat North Waziristan
Dera Ismail Khan	Dera Ismail Khan Tank Lower South Waziristan Upper South Waziristan
Hazara	Abbottabad Allai Battagram Haripur Kolai-Palas Upper Kohistan Lower Kohistan Mansehra Torghar
Kohat	Hangu Karak Kohat Kurram Orakzai
Malakand	Bajaur Buner Central Dir Lower Chitral Lower Dir Malakand Shangla Swat Upper Dir Upper Chitral
Mardan	Mardan Swabi
Peshawar	Charsadda Nowshera Peshawar Khyber Mohmand
Former	Chitral South Waziristan

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