Giloti
Qalandar Daulatpur Gherbi
Town and union council
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictDera Ismail Khan District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Giloti is a town and union council in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1] It is located at 32°9'53N 70°45'2E and has an altitude of 180 metres (590 feet). [2]

Nearby areas

Giloti town is 16 km away from Darra Pezu & 8 km from Wanda Chunda. Other nearby areas are Paniala, Yarik, Mehrabi and Wanda Jandar.

Well Known Tribes of Giloti

Abdul Khel, Kundi, Behram khel, Peer khel, Malik, Sheikh, Malakhel, Musyani, Muthikhel, Sarrang are the well known subtribes living in Giloti. Which are Pashtuns.

Agriculture Type

This village falls in Arid zone. Soil is mostly sandy and sandy loam. Winter crops include Wheat and Gram while at the onset of Monsoon Sorghum, Millet and Guar are cultivated. Mountain rainy streams (Rodh kohi) from Sheikh Badin Hills irrigate village farms during Monsoon season.

Famous Personalities

The few famous personalities are Late Molana Guldin, Late Malik Aman Ullah, Late Haji Nusrat Kundi, Mulana Shamsul Haq, Haji Ghulam Rasool, Saif Ullah Marwat (Ex-Director General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Extension), Colonel (Rtd.) Sultan Muhammad, Late Haji Rehmat Ullah (Ex-Inspector Islamabad Police/Councillor UC-35 Islamabad), Haji Imam Din (famous Falcon Trader and Businessman), Late Haji Gulab Din, Late Karar Kundi (Pashto Poet), Mufti Hafeez Ullah Sabri (Ex-Chairman UC Giloti), Malik Hameed Ullah (Chairman UC Giloti), Late Sher Din (Marwat folk singer and Poet), Muhammad Sohail, Dr Nawaz Khan (MBBS), Zia Ullah (Social worker),

Culture

This village inhabitants speaks Marwat dialct Pashto. Male wear shalwar-kazeez with turban (lungi) on head and a white cotton Chadar on a shoulder. As kundi tribe traces back to Tank while Behram Khel, Peer Khel, Mussian, Sarang, Mayar, Jan Khel, Abdul Khel are also radiated from Lakki Marwat. Wedding, funeral and other celerations are similar to Marwats.

References

32°9′53″N 70°45′2″E / 32.16472°N 70.75056°E / 32.16472; 70.75056


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