page_title: Hashtnagar
hierarchical_section_title: Hashtnagar
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Physische Positionskarte von Pakistan Quadratische Plattkarte, N-S-Streckung 115&#160;%. Geographische Begrenzung der Karte: N: 37.3° N S: 23.4° N W: 60.5° O O: 80.5° O English: Physical location map of Pakistan Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 115&#160;%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 37.3° N S: 23.4° N W: 60.5° E E: 80.5° E
context_page_description: Hashtnagar is one of the two constituent parts of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the name Hashtnagar is derived from Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् aṣṭanagaram, n., "The eight towns" from Sanskrit aṣṭa, num. card., "Eight" and नगर nagara, n., "settlement, locality, town". There was an unrelated town of the same name near Kabul in 17th century. It was the home to the Roshani Movement which gave rise to the modern Pashtun identity.
  The descriptive later being influenced by the Pashto asht, num., "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region. These are:
  Chārsadda, Hashtnagar [Muhammadzai and Kheshgi]
  Prang
  Rajjar, Chārsadda
  Sherpao, Chārsadda
  Tangi, Chārsadda
  Turangzai, Chārsadda
  Umarzai, Chārsadda
  Utmanzai, Chārsadda
  Dargai, Chārsadda
context_section_description: Hashtnagar (Pashto: هشتنګر) (in Sanskrit अष्टनगरम्: aṣṭanagaram and more commonly known as اشنغر ashnaghar in Pashto) is one of the two constituent parts of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the name Hashtnagar is derived from Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् aṣṭanagaram, n., "The eight towns" from Sanskrit aṣṭa, num. card., "Eight" and नगर nagara, n., "settlement, locality, town". There was an unrelated town of the same name near Kabul in 17th century. It was the home to the Roshani Movement which gave rise to the modern Pashtun identity.
  The descriptive later being influenced by the Pashto asht, num., "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region. These are:
  Chārsadda, Hashtnagar [Muhammadzai and Kheshgi]
  Prang (the 1812 list groups Prang with Chārsadda)
  Rajjar, Chārsadda
  Sherpao, Chārsadda
  Tangi, Chārsadda
  Turangzai, Chārsadda
  Umarzai, Chārsadda
  Utmanzai, Chārsadda
  Dargai, Chārsadda
caption: Hashtnagar area, in Pakistan
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