Jehangira
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Jehangira () is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Place details
- Locality
- تحصیل لاہور
- Region
- خیبر پختونخوا
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 57,011
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Elevation
- 281
- Body of water
- Kabul River
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Jehangira () is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
== Overview and history == According to 1872 land management records from when the area was under the control of the Khushal Khan Khattak, Jehangir Khan founded Jehangira in 1681. Originally, the place was known as Jehangira Awan but over time came to be known by the current name of Jehangira.
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