Mansar (Urdu:مانسر) is a town in the Chach Valley of Attock District in Punjab Province, Pakistan.[1]
Mansar | |
Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Coordinates: | 33.9028°N 72.3106°W[2] |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Attock |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Hazro |
Subdivision Type4: | Region |
Subdivision Name4: | Chhachh |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
It is located close to bank of the Indus River, and the Azad Kashmir Regiment of Pakistan Army is based close to this village.[3]
Mansar's population is exclusively Muslim, and mostly belongs to Awan, Malyaar, Mughal, Shaikh and Pathan tribes.
The shrines of the Sufi saint Sin Kalo Baba (سائیں کلو بابا), revered for his piety, and his disciple Sayyad Anwar Shah (سید انور شاہ) are also present in Mansar. There is also a tomb of a disciple of Sayyad Anwar Shah, Bhai Mohammad Alam (بھائی محمد عالم).