Chakesar

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Chakesar is a town of the Shangla District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is situated on the banks of the Indus River. The inhabitants are primarily employed in agriculture. On October 8, 2006, the region was severely hit by an earthquake, leaving many people homeless.

Historically the place has been home to many Buddhist hermits, as well as a small Hindu community. Supposedly Alexander the Great fought a battle against the locals here in 326 BC, at the mount Pir Sar (see Aornos).

The name Chakesar has basically evolved form the word Char Hesar which means "four fortresses". Historically this village was the center of the district shangla and thus was important for both the inhabitants and the invaders. In order to protect this village from invaders the local inhabitants set up four fortresses around this village and this was thus called Char Hesar which later evolved into Chakesar.

The inhabitants of this area are Pashtun, Gujar etc. Its population is about 75,000 out of which 5,000 are Pashtuns and the remaining are Gujars. The Pashtuns are the powerful community of this area as they are mostly landlords while the Gujar are the less affluent community of the area.

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Coordinates: 34°81′11″N, 72°72′50″E

about chakesar ( my hometwon )refer to the sentence "Char Hesar which means "four fortresses", which is there on the chakesar history page of wikipedia, is incorrects as it was chac hissar that mean "six fortresses".

chakesar is sorrounded by six big and tall moutains from six sides and thats why its name was chakesar which evolued from "chachessar" that means six fortresses.

these six mountains "six fourtresses" played a vital role in wars between the tribes and was a competetive advantage for defensive strategies for people or tribes who faught from chakesar.

one reason for Allexender stay at Chakesar was the safe strategic location of chakesar.

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