Jalalia, Punjab
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| Jalalia جلاليه |
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 Jalalia
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| Coordinates: 33°58′12″N 72°32′24″E / 33.97°N 72.54°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock District |
| Tehsil | Hazro Tehsil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10 sq mi (25 km2) |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 10,000 |
| • Literacy | 40% |
| • Languages | Hindko |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
| Calling code | 057 |
| Number of mosques | 14 |
Jalalia (Urdu: جلاليه ) is a village located in Chhachh, the northern part of Attock District (chhachh) of the Punjab province of Pakistan and lies close to the borders of the North-West Frontier Province. The village has two primary schools, a boys' high school, fourteen mosques and three madrasahs, and 40% of its about 10,000 inhabitants are literate. There is a hospital, a medical store and over 70 shops. Like most villages, Jalalia is also an agricultural village producing wheat, maize and tobacco in addition to vegetables and fruit.
[edit] Neighbouring areas
Jalalia is approximately 4–5 miles east of the city of Hazro and is bordered on the east,southeast and south by the town of Ghorghushti, to the southwest by the village of Shinka, to the west by the village of Momen Pur, to the north by the Indus River, and to the east by the village of Shakh Chur. Jalalia is approximately 15–20 miles west of the Tarbela Dam.
The village is divided into nine different village quarters (locally known as Mohallas):
- Abdulrehman Ghari
- Alo mera
- Aka Khel
- Dheri Sara
- Ganjal
- Gharib abad
- Kashmir abad
- Mughal abad
- NasirZai
- Utman Khel
[edit] Well Known Personalties of Jalalia
- Muzaffar Khan ( MNA First Pakistan National Assembly)
- Qalander Khan (Pioneer Jalalia American history)
- Wasiq Khan ( Former Chairman Attock District)
- Sajawal Khan ( Mandi Wala )
- Shamroze Khan Babo Gi
- Malik Sher Afsar
- Mollana Mohammad Ghous
- Safdar Khan (DSP Islamabad Police)
