Pind Dadan Khan

Pakistani Cities
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Pind Dadan Khan is a town in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, it is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum - Government of Pakistan] ] . It is located at 32°34'60N 73°2'60E [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Pind_Dadan_Khan.html Location of Pind Dadan Khan - Falling Rain Genomics] ] on the bank of River Jhelum, about 28 kilometres from the M2 motorway.

History

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule, describes the town as follows: [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_152.gifPind Dādān Khān - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 146] ]

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