Rehman Dheri

Rehman Dheri or sometime Rahman Dheri (Urdu = رحمان ڈھیری) is a Pre-Harappan Archaeological Site situated near Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

This is one of the oldest urbanised centres found to date in South Asia. Dated about 4000 BC, the site is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Dera Ismail Khan. Since the earliest occupation, except for the extension outside the city in the south, the entire habitation area was enclosed by a massive wall, built from dressed blocks made from clay slabs. The low mound of this fortified town is visible from Bannu Road. This rectangular mound is covering about 22 hectares and standing 4.5 m above the surrounding field. The fortified town of about ten to fifteen thousand inhabitants shows sign of town planning. Pottery, and stone and metal tools were found.

No seals were found and no writing was discovered, though some forms of engraving or scraping on the pottery were observed.

From Bannu Road the low mound of this fortified town can easily be seen. The ultimate professional phase of the place is clearly visible on the surface of the mound by eye and even through air photographs. This mound is rectangular is shape with a grid iron network of boulevard and path that divides the path into rectangular blocks. In the early morning or after the rain the walls demarcating individual buildings and avenue frontages are clearly visible and it’s easy to recognize the site of a number of small-scale industrial areas within the site is marked as it is an eroded kilns and scatters of slags.

Rehman

Rehman may refer to:

Surnames

Rehman (actor)

Rehman (23 June 1921 – 5 November 1984) was an Indian film actor whose career spanned from the late 1940s through to the late 1970s. He was an integral part of the Guru Dutt team, and most known for his roles in films, like Pyaasa (1957), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) and Waqt (1965).

Early life and education

Said Rehman Khan was an actor in Hindi and Indian films. He was born on 23 June 1921 at Lahore, British India, in a Pashtun origin family. He graduated from Robertson College Jabalpur. Among his nephews, are prominent Pakistani film and TV actor Faisal Rehman and Fasih Ur Rehman, Indian classical dancer and sons of his younger brother Massud-ur-Rehman famous cinematographer in Pakistan.

Film career

After college (1942) he joined the Royal Indian Air Force and trained at Poona as a pilot. Air Force didn't appeal to him and soon left for a career in films at Bombay. He is best known for his suave sophisticated roles, which suited his personality. His movie career started with a job as third assistant director to Vishram Bedekar at the studios in Pune. Vishram needed an Afghan who could tie a Pushtun turban on one of his characters. Rehman could do that being a Pushtun, and that brought him to the screen for some lead roles.

Dheri

Dheri is name of a village in tehsil Katlang, District Mardan. It is a pashto word which means small mound of soil. Dheri is union council of district mardan and usually called as " Dheri-Likpani".

Dheri Union council is a stronghold of JUI(F),ANP,PTI (Pakistan Thereek-e-insaaf),ANP and QWP. It consists of the following villages: Zareef Khan Dheri, Madad Khan Bandda, Mohalla Daavikhel, Cheel, Charchur,Likpani, Kotkay, Jhangi-deer etc.

There are many Pashtun tribes living in Dheri.

Ghurghusht tribe is further divided into Kakar, Daavi ( also called Daavi Khel), Jalal Khel and Cheenawal.

The population of Ghurghusht tribe is more than Dalazak and Wardag tribes. gul tabri,Wardak and Badrashi tribes mainly lives in Lekpani village.

There are other tribes too living in Dheri union council namely Sahibzadgan, Miangan, Tarkan, Sayydan, Lowaran and Kasab Ghar.

Baghicha Dheri (Mardan)

Kakakhel (tribe) inhabitants of Mardan District mainly belong to the village of "Baghicha Dheri" (meaning fruit bearing hill), previously known as Surkh Dheri (meaning red rock).