Turlandi

Turlandi (Pashto: ترلاندی) is a village near Shewa Adda and a Union Council in Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

It is located at 34°12'24.87"N 72°19'36.54"E with an altitude of 320 meters (1053 feet).

According to the year 2014 village councils declare that turlandi has the population of 35,000.

The name Turlandi is a modified form of the name Toolanday (Pashto: تولاندے) as used today. It is one of the oldest villages of the area with diverse Pukhtoon/Pashtun cultural bonds. The nearby villages to the East and South, like Tarakai, Rashkai, Bachayay, a part of Managai village, khwaja and Kaludher have originated from this village.

The main tribes (clans) dwelling in Turlandi are Ali khan khel,Jan Muhammad Khel, Dawran Khel, Amir Khel, Qabool Khel, Sundi Khel, Babi khel and Buran Khel, Pacher Khel. Turlandi is the place in the region where peace, tranquillity and hospitality makes a winning combination. The literacy rate is relatively better and increasing rapidly.

People of Turlandi earn their livings by agricultures mostly wheat , tobacco, vegetables, virgenia and small businesses but mostly attached with government services.

Turlandians are culturally well. They eat simple foods, wear simple clothes like “shalwar kameez”. They are hospitable. “Black tea” is always offered to the guests for which Turlandians are famous in the region.

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