Jhanda is a town and Union Council in Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°9'0N 72°35'0E with an altitude of 391 metres (1286 feet). Jhanda is a town in the Swabi District, its history dates back to the early 1800s, its people are commonly from the Yusufzai clan which is from the 1600s. Jhanda is a town which has passed down seven generations. Has green dusty mountains, and agriculture everywhere. Its story starts when Maiz Ullah Khan a Pashtun from the Yusufzai clan distributes the land of Swabi amongst his sons, since he had a lot of land to govern (Mardan, Swat and Swabi). His son, Fateh Khan got a large piece of land to rule over, when he was handed the governorship of the land, he planted his flag and named the land Jhanda.
References
- Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Location of Jhanda - Falling Rain Genomics
34°9′0″N 72°35′0″E / 34.15000°N 72.58333°E / 34.15000; 72.58333
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