Gomal, Tank
# Gomal, Tank

Gomal is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Tank District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. the first Union Council is sarangzuna,including villages of Miani kiri Pawanda, kot Murtaza, Kot Nawaz, Kot Khadak etc. Second Union Council is Ghasha or dabara union council including villages of Garwaki, Mechen khail, Kot Hakim, Jatta Qila, Mazyani excluding dabara village an area outside Gomal vally and third union council is Gomal including Gomal Bazar (main village of Gomal valley i.e capital), Raghza, Manjhi and kot Azam. These three union councils collectively form Gomal valley, commonly referred to as Gomal Ilaqa, a thickly populated area of District Tank. Gomal valley share its borders with South Waziristan Agency in the west, FR Tank in the north, FR D.I.Khan In the south, D.I.Khan in the south east and Tank in the north East. There are two rivers that run through Gomal Valley namely Gomal river (Southern side of valley) and Narsis River (Northern side of the valley). Khan Wand, a small river, separates from Gomal River at Baikarah (sarangzuna) and falls into narsis river a couple of kilometers to the north of Jatta Qila (Union Council Dabbara). Gomal Valley comprises several village, including Gomal Bazar(Capital),Garwaki, Mechin khel, Kot wali, Kot Nawaz, Kot Murtaza, Kot Azam, Kot Khadak, Maziani and Kot Hakim etc. Villages of Raghza and Kot Manjhi reside on the southern side of Gomal river while Narsis (a hilly area) reside on the northern side of Narsis River. The rest of the villages lie in the green land between the two rivers. Gomal Valley is known for its green and fertile fields. Wheat, Sugar cane, Rice are grown abundantly. Grapes, oranges, apple, and pomegranate are also grown. Gomal valley has a high density of trees.

There are several tribes that reside in Gomal Valley namely Taib Khel, Bhittani, Miani, Ghwara zai ( Kaker), Garwaki (Descendants of Prophet Muhammad through Sheikh Mohammad Rohani) also referred to as Garwaki Sayyids, Mechan khail and few other migrated families like Pawanda Miani, Girni Shekhan, Sulaiman khel, Katti khel, Kharlachi Pirangi, Marwat and Gandapur etc. All of these have been migrated to Gomal valley in different time. All of these have lived in the valley for centuries. Over the years, a large population of Mehsud tribes have settled in the valley along with Burki Tribes from South Waziristan. Their Number has been increased due to recent war on terror and military operations in South Waziristan Agency.

District Tank has 1 Tehsils i.e. Tank. Each tehsil comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 16 union councils in district Tank. Due to geostrategic position, Population and other resources of Gomal valley, it should given status of Tehsil of district Tank.

