Jhang city is located in Pakistan. Jhang city is situated in the Punjab witch is the province of Pakistan. PST is the time zoon of Jhang city. Jhang is the District city of Punjab province. The Jhang District is in the east of the Chenab River.
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The population of Jhang District is about to 387417 that was estimated in nineteen ninety eight. In the 15th century the Jhang city was founded. The Jhang city is notable due to trade and commerce. The population of Jhang was about to 24380 that were estimated in nineteen hundred and one. The number of Hindus in Jhang was 12189 and the number of Muslims was 11683. The people of Jhang are known as jhangvi. .
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The main languages of Jhang are Urdu, English and Punjabi.
The burial place of Heer and Ranjha is there in Jhang District. The folk dances of Jhang area are Jhummar and Sammi from witch Jhummar is the dance for men and Sammi is the dance for women. From the folk music dhola is the famous music of Jhang area. The men of Jhang area wear dhotis and turbans though now they have started wearing the shalwar kameez witch is the national dress of Pakistan. The older women of Jhang District wear dhotis. Thalochi culture of Jhang District is at the west bank of River Jehlum.
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The important games of local culture in Jhang are cricket, kabaddi, and football.
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The notable personalities of Jhang District are these; a great Sufi of Punjab is Sultan Bahu, Jhang is the birth place of Abdus Slam, an Urdu poet of Jhang is Majeed Amjad, a politician of Jhang is Syada Abida Hussain, The DCO of Lahore Sajjad Ahmad Bhutta, politician Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri, politician Faisal Saleh Hayat, famous Cricket Umpire Aleem Dar, Sohail Nawaz. PML-N Sabooh Uddin Malik, a landlord of Jhang Mian Feroze Ahmad Salyana, Dr. Riaz Hussain Dub known as Surgeon, I.G of Punjab Tariq Saleem Doger, and principal of Technical Govt college Syed Mazher Abbas Naqvi..
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There are fifty five Union Councils of Jhang Tehsil and Jhang is the subdivision of District. |
