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Matore


FieldValue
settlement_typeUnion council
nameMatore
imagesize300px
pushpin_mapPakistan Punjab#Pakistan
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Punjab, Pakistan##Location in Pakistan
pushpin_label_positionbottom
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Punjab
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Rawalpindi
subdivision_type3Tehsil
subdivision_name3Kahuta
leader_titlechairman
leader_nameRaja Ishtiaq
leader_title1vice chairman
leader_name1Raja Sherbahadur

Matore is a village, surrounded by hills, in the heart of Kahuta Tehsil a subdivision of Rawalpindi District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at at an altitude of 778 meters (2,555 feet). Some major tourist attractions in Maira-Matore include the shrine of the Janjua ancestor “Dada Pir Kala” and a pond created by Sultan Sarang Khan called “Badda.”

The village consists predominantly of the Janjua Rajput clan. Prominent figures from Matore include general Shah Nawaz Khan, who served in the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II, and Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, a senator serving as the chairman of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).

References

References

  1. [http://www.rawalpindi.gov.pk/kahuta.php District Government Rawalpindi.]
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