Jehanian
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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 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
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| • FamousFamily | RANA'S Family |
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| • Total | elevation_m = km2 (Expression error: Unrecognised word "elevation". sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 065 |
Jahanian, (Urdu: جہانیاں) is a town in Khanewal District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] 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.
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[edit] History
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 on the way to Multan,famous "Generali sark"(The way of Generals)
The name may be derived from the saint Makhdoom Jalal-ud-Din Jahanian; 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.
Quid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah requested Maulana Nawab ud din Ramdasi to allow Hazrat Hassan ul Asar Hafiz Mazhar ud din to participate in election but Maulana Ramdasi ordered his spiritual follower Chaudhary Zafarullah of Jahanian.Chaudhary Zafarullah defeated Congress opponents and succeded on plate form of Muslim League in Jehanian. (Ref Encyclopedia 1984)
[edit] Education
The main educational institutions of jahanian are Govt. High School Jahanian, Govt Islamia School Jahanian, Govt girls High School jahanian. The town has its own boys and girls degree colleges & lots of private colleges also placed. The division public school is already working call in short D.P.S Jahanian. There is another great school is working in Jahanian,that was Missali Zakariya Cadet Secondry School Jahainan.
[edit] Transport
There is a railway station and a public bus stand. People rely mostly on Public Station Van type transport. As Jahanian is situated at the National Highway (N5-A) bypass, so that's why for traveling to other cities, people can easily get conveyance all of the time during day and night. From this bypass, passengers can go to Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Sadiqabad, Sukkur, Hyderabad and Karachi etc. Even by railway station, passengers can go to the same cities as mentioned in previous lines.
[edit] City life
Jahanian is basically an agriculture-oriented area. The old city of Jahanian was planned on a similar pattern to New York City in 1919. It is divided into seven main blocks. Most people are small traders, sole proprietors and business people. Others are employed in private and public sectors. It is also an important trading center of the area, known for its cotton and oilseed mills.
A Municipal Committee, THQ Hospital, Veterinary Hospital, NSRC office and a civil court.
The town itself has about one hundred thousand residents. In the sub-division (tehsil) of which it is administrative capital are 180 villages with populations ranging from 500 to 5,000.
Jahanian has a digital telephone exchange containing near about 8500 telephone lines.
The well-known and most central mosques are the "Haqqani" mosque,
The "Abdul Rehman Wahla Stadium" is the well-known stadium and Govt high school ground is also very famous for sports activities. In Jahanian the young persons are very motivated and take part in different games. Jahanian has a main cemetery cross road near general bus stand.
There are also too many shops of computer,garments cell phones,food bars & books center.
== MEDIA == Naeem Tariq .(Khabar Nigar Jahanian) Daily Nawaiwaqt Multan Muhammad ArifSaeed (Corrospondent ONLINE News Network) Islamabad
[edit] Shrines
Jehanian is famous due to some shrines . Makhdoom Rasheed is a famous due to Shrines of ancestors of Makdoom Javed Hashmi , a brilliant and honest politician. Chisht Nagar is a well known and famous in all country having tomb of Maulana Ghulam Rabbani Chishti Sabri , the son of Great scholar , saint Hazrah Maulana Nawab ud din Ramdasi, and younger brother of great Scholar, poet, Journalist and saint Hazrat Hafiz Mazhar ud din Ramdasi.Maulana Rabbani was a great saint has followers in all over Pakistan.Late Makhdoom Sajjad Qureshi Governor of Punjab was much involoved in devotion to Maulana Rabbani.peoples student fadration cheaf orginiser is abubakar mlana.
