| Official Name: | Jehangira |
| Mapsize: | 100px |
| Coordinates: | 33.57°N 72.13°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Elevation M: | 281 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Qazi |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Jehangira (Urdu: جہانگیرا) is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
According to 1872 land management records from when the area was under the control of the Khushal Khan Khattak, Jehangir Khan founded Jehangira in 1681. Originally, the place was known as Jehangira Awan but over time came to be known by the current name of Jehangira.
In 1818, during Ranjit Singh's invasion of the Peshawar Valley, Jehangira was badly damaged by the Sikhs. The Sikhs built an army post inside Jehangira in order to control the area and launched a boat service across the river to connect it with Peshawar.
In the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, the area came under British rule in March 1849 and the region became part of British India. Under British colonialism, the residents built a checkpoint and a police station on the bank of Kabul River as well as a floating bridge over the river. After the independence of Pakistan from British rule in 1956, the local government has used the former British checkpoint as a police station.
In 1970, a reinforced hollow-core concrete bridge was constructed over the river, now known as Jehangira bridge. During a period of flooding in July 2010, the bridge was submerged under water for several hours.
As time passed, the village's population increased and it started to grown into adjacent populated areas. Many new markets and industries emerged in the area and some people started to refer to the entire municipal area as "Jehangira town".
Jehangira was originally divided into two municipal governments under two different districts: Eastern Jehangira (under the Swabi district) and Western Jehangira (under the Nowshera District).[2] However, on July 3, 2005, the government of the North-West Frontier Province announced the merger of these municipal governments.[3]
The mountains of Khawri behind the Jehangira Railway station form the western boundary of Jehangira. The southern shore of the Indus River is the border with Punjab, Pakistan. To the east are Tordhair town and Ala Dher Village and on the northern border are the villages of Mian-Esa and Jalbai.
The climate of Jehangira is similar to that of Islamabad, although sometimes more humid due to the Kabul and Indus Rivers. In the summer, the chain of mountains and desolate areas to the northwest can cause hot and dusty winds.
Many inhabitants of Jehangira are members of various Pashtoon clans that migrated from different parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Some locations of note within Jehangira:
Mufti Zar Wali Khan of Jaamia Arabia Ahsan Uloom Karachi was born and raised here before moving to Karachi.
About 250acres of the area consists of graveyards, mostly at the eastern part of town. Some graves of note:
An urs is celebrated annually on the 12th of Rabi Alawal on his Mazzar under the supervision of Alaf din awan .