Official Name: | Janda |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ghazni Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gelan District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Janda (Gilan, Gelan) is a village and the district center of Gelan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. It is situated in the central part of the district at at 1,983 m altitude. The houses are made of mud bricks and the streets are unpaved.
The town is located within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1]