Jaborri

Jabori (alternative spellings include Jaborri and Jabbori) is a small village in Mansehra District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan that is surrounded by mountains. The village is also the administrative centre of Jabori Union Council. The literacy rate is growing gradually.

The population is about 30,000. The river Siran flows through the heart of the village, and the sights are breathtaking with beautiful mountains surrounding the village. A majority of the population are farmers. People belonging to the Swati, Gujjar, and Syed tribes live here.

The village is prone to natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes. In 1992, the area saw heavy floods. In October 2005, it was struck by an earthquake, which drastically impacted the lives of the local population. Another difficulty that the local population suffer is the lack of proper healthcare facilities in the area, as there are no hospitals in the region.

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