Saleh Khana


Saleh Khana is a large village in the Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The village lies just below the hill station of Cherat. The village is exclusively an ethnic Pashtun village. Its name Saleh Khana derives from Arabic meaning "home of the good". The village is known for their slogan "The few the proud". The people of this village belong to the Zakha Khel clan and then the sub clan Oriya Khel of the Afridi tribe. The people of this village, the Pashtuns, have migrated from their homeland in the Tirah valley in Afghanistan to their current village during the 17 century. The Pashtuns of this village are muslims and are firm followers of islam, they also live by and adhere to their ancient code of conduct called Pashtunwali.
The language spoken in the village is Pashto of a dialect that was formed by Khushal Khan Khattak.

Tribe and clans

The village is inhabited by the Pashtun people and the their tribe which is the Khattak tribe.
The Clans are:
The first Malik was Malik Bahadur; followed by Malik Kajeer, Malik Sherzada, Malik Akbar Zada, Malik Arshad Hussain and now Malik Noor Zada. They are Khattaks of Barak clan. Oria was an Afridi lady married to a Khattak Saleh Khan of Barak tribe.

Mohallas

Every clan has their own Mohalla; the Mohallas in the village are:
Every Mohalla has its own Masjid & own representatives for a tribal/clan meeting which is called a Jirga in Pashto.