Chhachh
Sign in to saveChhachh or Chach is an alluvial plain located in the northern Punjab, Pakistan. Triangular in shape, Chhachh is bounded by the left bank of Indus to the northwest, Gandghar range to the east and the highlands along the Grand Trunk Road to the south, covering an area of some . Administratively a part of Hazro Tehsil of Attock District, Chhachh is reputed to be the most fertile in Punjab.
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Chhachh or Chach is an alluvial plain located in the northern Punjab, Pakistan. Triangular in shape, Chhachh is bounded by the left bank of Indus to the northwest, Gandghar range to the east and the highlands along the Grand Trunk Road to the south, covering an area of some . Administratively a part of Hazro Tehsil of Attock District, Chhachh is reputed to be the most fertile in Punjab.
==Etymology== Chhachh has been identified as the Chukhsa country of Gandhara in the Taxila copper plate inscription. The area is mentioned in various epigraphic material, such as the Taxila copper plate inscription, where it is described as a territory of the Scythian ruler Liaka Kusulaka.
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