Jalalabad, Gilgit
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Jalalabad
جلال آباد | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District | Gilgit |
| Tehsil | Danyore |
| Population (2014 estimate) | |
| • Total | 18,000 |
Jalalabad[1] is a small village of Gilgit District in Pakistan, located in some 20 km east of Gilgit city. The village also has a sizeable population consisting of 1,900 households and approximately 18,000 residents. All the inhabitants are Shia Muslims. The Bagrote River is the source of irrigation and village’s own power house provides electricity. In around 1940’s people from Bilchar valley with the help of British Indian Government makes water cannels and establish irrigation system here. It is predominantly agricultural land and it is also home to the people of other areas like Astore, Haramosh, Baltistan, Hunza etc. . There are two separate government high schools for boys and girls, Al-Mustafa Public School for both boys and girls and large number of primary and middle schools. Literacy rate is approximately 80%. The village was the major victim of Sectarian violence (1988), in which some extra-regional forces consisting of thousands armed militia men under the command of General Zia Ul Haq and Government ruined this village, burning houses and killing many innocent peoples. After this incident the village was reconstructed, now it is center of Shias in Gilgit and the head of Shias of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khateeb of Gilgit Imamia Masjid Agha Rahat Hussain Al-Hussaini also belongs to this village