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Kheengar Bhatti, Gakhar Rajpoot, Kalyal Bhatti Rajpoot, Arain and Syeds are the main castes living in the village. |
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Gulyana, Cheena, Mardyal, Patt, Dhoke Khokar are |
Gulyana, Cheena, Mardyal, Patt, and Dhoke Khokar are other villages located in the neighbourhood of Chakri Vakilan. |
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==Etymology== |
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The name ''Chakri'' comes from the [[Hindi]] {{lang|hi|chakr}} or ''{{lang|hi|panchiat}}'', meaning "circle sitting".''Vakilan'' comes from ''Vakil'', meaning "a man who helps someone in arguing his case". So together the words mean "a panchiat, or jury, of Lords". |
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this village allows you to play volleyball |
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==Village Sports== |
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The village dwellers take particular interest in sports. Cricket, volleyball (shoot ball), football, hockey and tent pegging are particularly followed. |
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'''Cricket''' |
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The village has produced some fine players in the game. Raja Abdul Razzaq Abbas introduced cricket in village in 1970. The game has since evolved and Waheed Akmal, Nasir Subhani, Raja Asim zia Kiyani, Raja Aamir zia Kiyani (famous as " the Zia brothers), Ihsan-ul-Haq, Raja Zulfiqar Ali ( known as Zulaf), Raja Imran Hussain, Raja Wajid Ali and Raja Nazam Faraz were arguably the finest players of the local village level cricket. |
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'''Football''' |
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There are some notable performances in football under captaincy of Abdullah famous by nick name of "TT". The village has benefited from its Dutch link through some families living in the Netherlands. Junaid Ahmed Raja, a Dutch national from the Kalyal clan has raised the village profile in the sport. |
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Chakri Vakilan چکری وکِیلاں | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab (Pakistan) |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Chakri Vakilan (Urdu: چکری وکِیلاں), is a village in Gujar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. The village is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Gujar Khan on the road to Daultala.
Kheengar Bhatti, Gakhar Rajpoot, Kalyal Bhatti Rajpoot, Arain and Syeds are the main castes living in the village. Gulyana, Cheena, Mardyal, Patt, and Dhoke Khokar are other villages located in the neighbourhood of Chakri Vakilan.
Etymology
[edit]The name Chakri comes from the Hindi chakr or panchiat, meaning "circle sitting".Vakilan comes from Vakil, meaning "a man who helps someone in arguing his case". So together the words mean "a panchiat, or jury, of Lords".
References
[edit]33°11′N 73°16′E / 33.183°N 73.267°E
