Jahanian
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Jahanian جہانیاں |
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| Coordinates: 30°11′N 71°34′E / 30.18°N 71.56°ECoordinates: 30°11′N 71°34′E / 30.18°N 71.56°E | |
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 Pakistan
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| Province | Punjab |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 065 |
Jahanian (Also spelled Jehaanian), (Urdu: جہانیاں) is a tehsil of Khanewal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is 30 minutes drive from Khanewal (28 km) and 45 minutes drive from Multan (42 km). It is the headquarters of Jahanian Tehsil a sub-division of the district name. The town is located at the crossroads of the Khanewal–Lodhran National Highway (N-5A), and the Multan–Delhi Grand Trunk Road. It is situated at 416 feet above sea level. Its climate is dry and hot in the daytime, but nights are usually pleasant.
Maajhi (Standard) and Multani dialects of Punjabi language are spoken in the city. Jahanian has a rich history. It is believed that Alexander the Great left some traces during the conquest of this area and that Muhammad Bin Qasim, the first Muslim invader of the sub-continent passed through the area.
The name may be derived from the saint Makhdoom Jalal-ud-Din Jahanian Jahangasht Soherwardi (R.A); whose place of sitting still exists at Basti Peer Jahanian where a fair (Urs) is held every year and whose shrine is at Din pur Muzaffar Garh. One of the first settler was Syed sardar ali shah Mashhadi in 1916.
Jahanian is inhabited by Hakeem Suleman (SULEMANI FAMILY) AND his Folks.
Randhawa, Wahla, Cheema, Mughal,Sandhu, Gill, Dhariwal, Maitla and other subcastes of Jatt clans and Arain clan are the clans in the tehsil. Currently Karam Dad Wahla, Waheed Akhtar Randhawa ( former Naib tehseel nazim)Jawad Aslam Randhawa, Khalid Randhawa, Abdul Waheed Cheema, Waheed Sardar Sandhu, Captain Asad Iqbal Gill are representing their families from Jahanian. In past these families were led by CH Abdul Rehman Wahla Ex MNA Fazal Dad Wahla Ex MNA and CH Aslam Randhawa Ex MPA.
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