Dhund (tribe)

The Dhund Abbasi, also written as Dhund or Abbasi, is a tribe concerned in Northern area of Pakistan. The Dhund Abbasi tribe traces its roots back to Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the uncle of Muhammad.

They are mainly settled in Abbottabad District and Murree and it's surroundings. Apart from Abbottabad and Murree, they are also found in Rawalpindi and (Bagh District) and (Muzaffarabad District) of Azad Kashmir.[1][2]

The tribe speak several languages such as "Urdu", "Pahari" and "Hindko".[3]

The word Dhund was an honorary name given to one of their forefathers.

References

  1. ↑ "Tribes and Language". Murree. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Sarwat Ali (25 June 2006). "Mystique of Murree — Review". Footloose. The News. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008.
  3. ↑ Pahari-Potwari Ethnologue

Further reading

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  • Hastings Donnan (July 1985), "The Rules and Rhetoric of Marriage Negotiations among the Dhund Abbasi of Northeast Pakistan", Ethnology, 24 (3), University of Pittsburgh: 183–196, doi:10.2307/3773609, JSTOR 3773609


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