Jahangira
| Nodeh Nawan kalay Jehangira | |
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 Nodeh Nawan kalay Jehangira
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| Coordinates: 33°34′N 72°08′E / 33.57°N 72.13°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Province |
 Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Jehangira (Urdu: جہانگیرا) is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan. It is situated on the banks of River Kabul before its convergence with Indus River near . The river divides Jehangira into two union councils and districts. Eastern Jehangira is under Swabi district while western Jehangira is under the administration of Nowshera District district.
Wide boundaries of Jehangira town touch the mountains of Khawri behind Jehangira Railway station in the west. The southern shore of Indus river sets the border with () Punjab, Pakistan. Tordhair town and Ala Dher Village on the east and village Mian-Esa and Jalbai are located in the North of Jehangira.
The climate of Jehangira town is similar to Islamabad but some time more humid due to the streams of Kabul and Indus Rivers. In the summer days, chain of Rocky Mountains and desolate area in the northwest brings hot dusty winds in the area.
According to the British record of 1870 for land information management in Indo-Pak, Jehangir Khan Awan Awan (Tribe) founded this town in 1681 when Afzal Khan Khattak was the chieftain of Khattak tribe (Nephew of Khushal Khan Khattak). In the beginning it was known as Jehangir village but gradually became famous as Jehangira.
In 1818 during Ranjit Singh invasion on Peshawar valley, Sikhs badly ruined Jehangira. But soon after, the Chieftain Abbas Khan Khattak, succeeded in reconciliation with Sikhs, as a result, Khattaks and Awans stopped resistance against Sikhism and returned to their homes with peace. Sikhs built an army post inside Jehangira to control the area and launched boats service across the river to connect the area with Peshawar.
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