Darwesh

Darwesh
Town and union council
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Haripur District
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Darwesh (Urdu: درویش) is a village and one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is located south of the district capital, Haripur, at 33°59'26N 72°55'5E.[2]

Darwesh village is home to a branch of the famous Tarin family of Hazara region, The best-known member of this is ex-Speaker of the NWFP (KPK) Assembly, Major (retd) Habibullah Khan Tarin.

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Coordinates: 33°59′26″N 72°55′5″E / 33.99056°N 72.91806°E / 33.99056; 72.91806


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