Tumair
Introduction
Tumair Sharif geographical coordinates are 33° 41' 0" North, 73° 16' 0" East. Tumair sharif is situated 19 km east of the center of Islamabad. Union council Tumair consists of Tumair sharif (capital), Kijnah, New Simli, Barha Mohra, pehont, Darkala, Rakh Tumair A, Rakh Tumair B, Dakhian. Area wise, Tumair is one of the largest UCs of Islamabad. The town is located in Zone-IV of the capital city, the zone is the largest in term of its area and is mainly designed for farm houses. The main income source is property dealing, farming and jobs.
General Description
The town is home to a number of tribes like Dhamyal, Dhanyal, Jut, Hashmi, Rajput etc. Dhamyal & Dhanyal tribe makes up the most majority of the population. Dhamyal has been categorized as principal tribes of the district.
Simly dam, the main source of water supply to the capital city Islamabad, is situated in the east of Tumair. The town lies on the Swan/Soan river, which flows through the Pathwar/Pothohar region. Soan rises just below Murree and runs for the first 10 miles of its courses nearly due south at a steep gradient down picturesque valleys till it reaches the plains Cherah.
References
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- ^ "Urs Of Hazrat Sain Muhammad Badshah On July 4th - UrduPoint".
- ^ "Tumair Sharif - Google Search". www.google.com.
- ^ [Gazetteers of The Rawalpindi District 1893-94 pg 101-111
- ^ [Gazetteers of The Rawalpindi District 1893-94 pg 10