Dhariala Kahoon
village in Pakistan
Dhariala Kahoon is a village situated on a hilltop in the Kahoon Valley 13 kilometres from the centre of Choa Saidanshah in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. In a British Army documents of a soldier of this village, the name of village is mentioned as Dehri Kalan and post office of this village was in Dalwal.
Location
It is one of the largest villages of the Kahoon Valley. Its neighbours include Dulmial and Tatral to the east, Dehri Sydan to the southeast, Arrar to the south, Maghal in the west, there are mountains situated on northern side of the village, with Surlah pass, which connects Kahoon Valley with City of Chakwal in Dhun area.
Worship
The main thing which differentiates this village from its neighbours is the number of mosques in it. It has 11 mosques in total , which is far more than the other village of the valley. The Darbar Situated there Syed Madad Ali Shah, & ures Performed 10,11 Shaban every year.
Village information
Its adjacent jungles are famous for a tree called Phoolai, a fragrant tree, and richness of the deer species called Hurial. Also found in wildlife are partridges, Cicies and rabbits. Cement factories in the Kahoon Valley have begun to affect the environment and social set up as labourers from outside the area along with Afghan refugees have migrated to the area.
“Dhariala Kahoon” enters the record as village in Pakistan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Dhariala, Kahoon and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Dhariala Kahoon” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Dhariala, Kahoon and village provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5269190. Authority coordinates are 32.767, 72.883. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Dhariala Kahoon”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Dhariala Kahoon primary sources, Dhariala Kahoon archive and Dhariala research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Dhariala Kahoon”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Dhariala Kahoon” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.