Hoti, Mardan

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Hoti
Union council
Coordinates: 34°12′00″N 72°04′00″E / 34.20000°N 72.06667°E / 34.20000; 72.06667Coordinates: 34°12′00″N 72°04′00″E / 34.20000°N 72.06667°E / 34.20000; 72.06667
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mardan

Hoti (Urdu: ہوتی ), pronounced Ootay in Pukhto, is a union council in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.^[1] The town is located at 34°12'0N°, 72°4'0E at an altitude of 284 metres (935 feet)^[2] and lies just west of Peshawar, the capital of the province, and is inhabited by the Kamalzai Pashtuns, a sub-tribe of the Mandanr.

The people of this area only speak Pukhto, and the adhere strongly to the Pukhtoon traditions of hospitality and loyalty.

Although the MPs are democratically elected in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the old feudal system is still strong in Hoti. The head of the leading feudal family is Mohammad Ali Khan Hoti, a former education minister of Pakistan.

Notable people[]

• (1850-1930), Islamic scholar in Bengal

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