 Introduction
Jhang is a Punjab
district having a
town with same name
on the Chenab river,
with 387,418
inhabitants (1998).
Location
Jhang is situated
at Latitude 31.15° N
and Longitude 72.22°
E in Punjab province
which is West Punjab
now in Pakistan.
Jhang has its
boundaries with the
districts Sargodha
in north, Gujranwala
in northeast,
Faisalabad and Toba
Tek Singh in east,
Khanewal and
Muzaffargarh in
south, Leiah and
Bhakkar in west and
Khushab in
northwest.
Geography
Almost all the
area is plain except
in North some rocks
near Rabwah at the
banks of the River
Chenab which belong
to the series of
Kirana Hills which
in nature are like
the mountains of
Aravalli series. In
the western part, a
desert area called
Thal extends from
the banks of the
Jehlum River to the
far west in the
districts of Khushab
and Bhakkar, while
the Sandal Bar area
arises from the
Pabbarwala area near
the Gujranwala
boundary as the land
abruptly arises from
the land level
almost at ten feet
(3 m) height and
almost gains 30 feet
(9 m) height and
this tract runs up
till 87 km in the
south and has a
breadth of almost 30
to 40 km. This while
area comprised
forest in past and
no kind of
cultivation was
possible for almost
100 years before the
British colonial
government
established a canal
system and the town
of Lylpur (now
Faisalabad) on 975
acres (395 ha) of
land, which is now
the textile industry
hub of Pakistan.
Between the rivers
Jehlum and Chenab a
small area of kirana
bar is also located
in this district,
which ends at the
Ghoriwala village.
The area alongside
the banks of rivers
Ravi, Chenab and
Jehlum is called
Hitthar (area in
which flood water
reaches), while the
upland area between
bars and hitthar is
called Utar.
Area
Jhang is spread
over 8,809 km˛.
Fauna and Flora
Trees of jand,
kreer, vann, kikar,
tahli, bohar are
spread everywhere
where there is no
cultivation, while
herbs of harmal,
akrey, bathoo, etc
are also found.
Jhangochi
Jhangochi is the
oldest and pure
dialect of Punjabi
Language; it also
has a widespread
area starting from
Khanewal at both
ends of Ravi and
Chenab ending into
Gujranwala District.
Almost the whole
area shares the same
tradition and
culture. There are
different aspects of
the Jhangochi
dialect of the
Punjabi language and
also the great
culture of this area
which created the
romance stories of
Heer Ranjha and
Mirza Sahiba.
Famous Sufi saint
Hazrat Sultan
Bahoo's poetry is
also in the same
punjabi dialect.
Culture
The District of
Jhang is in a region
which is known as
Sandal Bar. Punjabi
Folk Dances such as
Jhummar and Sammi
are from this Area.
Jhummar is a dance
for men while Sammi
is danced by Women.
The famous form of
folk music is known
as dhola or Jhang da
dhola. The men Wear
Turbans and Dhotis
(like a Kilt) though
in recent years
people have started
wearing the national
dress which is
shalwar kameez. The
old women you will
see will be wearing
Dhotis(Skirts) but
the younger women
wear shalwar kammez
because of Cultural
and social Changes
over the Years. Tent
Pagging (naiza baazi)
is a very Important
sport and part of
life for the people
of Jhang While
Kabbaddi is very
famous Traditional
sport. Teeyan and
Trinjan was till 40
years back an
important activity
for women but with
industrialization
women no longer
weave cloth using
the spinning wheels. |
