Sar Hawza District

Sari-roza or Sar Hawza (Pashto: سر هوزه, Persian: ولسوالی سرروضه) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

Districts of Paktika.

Sar Hawza is one of the main districts of Paktika with over three thousand houses. People of Sar Hawza mostly work in business. Several Sar Hawzewal (residents of Sar Hawza) have businesses in Karachi, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, UK, USA and other European countries.

There has not been any serious violence in Sar Hawza for over 6 decades.

They have committees in Karachi, Pakistan, Saudi,Dubai, UK and in the USA. The Saudi committee serves the people of Sar Hawza by providing shelter and guidance during the Hajj.

The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1][2]

References

  1. Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
  2. Paktika Personalities: An Examination of the Tribes and the Significant People of a Traditional Pashtun Province - Timothy S. Timmons and Rashid Hassanpoor (2007)


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