Fateh Jang | |
Other Name: | Fatehjang |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Pushpin Map: | Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, Pakistan |
Coordinates: | 33.5485°N 72.6528°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Attock |
Parts Type: | Union councils |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 14 |
Leader Title: | Nazim |
Leader Title1: | Naib nazim |
Area Total Km2: | 866 |
Timezone: | PKT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Fateh Jang Tehsil (Punjabi and Urdu: {{Nastaliq|تحصیل فتح جنگ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil), of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan lying between 33°10′ and 33°45′ North, and 72°23′ and 73°1′ East. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils.[1]
A notable Kharosthi inscription is located near the main town of Fateh Jang, which is also the headquarters of the tehsil.[2]
Until the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Fateh Jang was under British rule, the Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the Tahsil (tehsil) as follows:
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Inhabitants of Fateh Jang Tehsil speak Sohain dialect of Punjabi language, the name is derived from Sohan River.[4]