Ghalanai Explained

Official Name:Ghalanai
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|غلنئی
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|غلنۍ
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Type2:Agency
Subdivision Name2:Mohmand Agency
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Halim Zai
Population Total:6,422
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:651
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Ghalanai (Pushto; Pashto: غلنۍ, Urdu: {{nq|غلنئی) is the largest town and headquarter of Mohmand District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°19'16N 71°24'0E with an altitude of 651 metres (2139 feet).

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Ghalanai is expanding as its population are growing before 2001 only 3 to 4 small villages is now transforming a small town as it is now approximately merging all nearby villages like Dawat kor, Aba khail,Molyano Mandi or Sultani Mandi to North and west respectively,while Sra Karapi to the South,being a District headquarter there are many government offices/institution including Rescue 1122, DHQ Hospital DPO office DC, AC's offices judicial building, TMA upper Mohmand, Forest Deportment,NADRA, Election commission office, and Post office etc,

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Ghalanai consist of six main villages, miangan, wazir kalay,pagul kor, Gigyani, naway kaly and buneer kaly in which Ghalanai Akhonzadgan is the oldest village and the village called Ghalanai akhonzadgan and later the otherSurrounding villages adopted the name and now Ghalanai is expanding.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (MOHMAND AGENCY). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. 2018-03-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075356/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/MOHMAD%20AGENCY_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-01. dead.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/01/Ghalanai.html Location of Ghalanai - Falling Rain Genomics