Basian

Basian, also known as Abbasian, is a town in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, it is located at 34°04′24″N 73°29′41″E and has an average elevation of 660 metres (2168 feet).The name Basian is derived from the Sanskrit word Bas, which means "fragrance of flowers".The population of Abbasian is 1,580, many of whom are among the most wealthy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This village is well known for its Hindu temple and a merget (a Hindu place for burning the dead) on the west bank of the River Jhelum. This place was the first home of Ratten Khan, whose real name was Sardar Abdur Rehaman, an ancestor of the Ratnal Dhunds of Birote and Abbasian. An old cemetery tells the stories of tribes centuries before. Abasian also has a very beautiful mosque similar to the Al-Faisal Mosque of Islamabad but without minarets (which were removed after 2005 earthquake) and a Quranic school. There are two private schools and one primary and middle government schools for both sexes.BackgroundBasian is the last end of Union Council Birote and populated town of union council with majority of Mojwal and Andwal sub tribe of Dhund Abbasies. Other tribes are Qureshies, Awans (not Alvi Awans) and Jadoons. The word BASIAN is derived from a landlord named BASS KHAN of primitive era of Circle Bakote when Dhund Abbasi tribe first populated here. Who was Bass Khan? Basian, UC Birote He was a land lord of this town in 14th century, as narrated in an old verse of local Dhundi/Kerheali language by Imteaz Abbasi son of Iqbal Khan of Basian. متے خانے تخت ہزارہ، باس خانے باسیاں ست ناڑے درے اگیں ، سبھے گلاں راسیاں