Gigyani
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Primarily Pakistan and Afghanistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto (Native) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni Hanafi) |
Gigyani is one of the important tribe of Pakhtuns.Shabqadar Doaaba is the main land of Gigyanis. Gigyanis are also present in Ambar(Mohmand Agency), Harichand (Charsadda), Kabul and other areas. Shabqadar Doaaba contains more than 80 villages. Gigyanis migrated from Qandhar to Ghazni , then from Ghazni to surroundings of Kabul and then from Kabul to the present Shabqadar Doaaba. There is a separate platoon for Gigyani tribe in Frontier Constabulary Force of Pakistan. Yaqoobzai(Mughal kheil and Kundal kheil), Meerzai, Manduzai, Hassanzai, khubaizai, Musazai and Mandizai etc. are the sub-divisions of Gigyani tribe. Gigyanis, Yousafzai and Tarkani(in Bajaur) are brothers, collectively called Khashi Kheil. Gigyanis are traced back to Qais Abdur Rasheed as
Gigyani→ → → Khakhi Kheil→ → → Kundh→ → → Khrashboon→ → → Starbun→ → → Qais AbdurRasheed
Shabqadar Doaaba is the main land of Gigyanis. It is the area between river Swat and river Kabul. Shabqadar is a separate tehsil of district Charsadda. Shabqadar Fort (Shabqadar bazaar) is at a distance of about 25 kilometers from Peshawar. It is said that Behlol Khan Gigyani Populated the Shabqadar village and Shabqadar Bazar. There is a historical Fortress (Qilla) in Shabqadar bazaar used by Frontier Constabulary Force of Pakistan which is interesting for foreigner as well as Pakistani visitors.