UTMAN KHEL, a Pashtun tribe who occupy the hills to the
north of Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province of
India. Their country lies between the Mohmands and the
Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers. The Utman Khel are a tall stout and fair race, but in their dress and general customs have assimilated themselves to the neighbouring peoples of Bajour. They have none of the vices of the Yusafzais. Their country is very hilly and difficult, but well cultivated in terraces. British expeditions were necessary against them in 1852, 1878 and 1898.
Encyclopedia Britannica 11 ed. Vol. 27
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