Shadan Lund Explained

Shadan Lund
Settlement Type:Town
Nickname:شادن لنڈ
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300

Coordinates: 30°28′13″N 70°43′45″E

Coordinates Region:PK
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dera Ghazi Khan District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:70,000
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:+6
Latd:30
Latm:28
Lats:13
Latns:N
Longd:70
Longm:43
Longs:45
Longew:E
Elevation M:125
Elevation Ft:410
Postal Code:32150
Area Code:32150

Shadan Lund (Urdu: شادن لُنڈ) is a small city in between Dera Ghazi Khan and Taunsa Shareef.[1] Lund (Balochi; Lond.) Is a Baloch tribe of Pakistan. Lund is Balochi word meaning "warrior".The Chief families are Saraiki speaking and are of Baloch descent.

Shadan Lound is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

This city is famous because of the residence of the Sufi saint Hazrat Khawaja Sufi Muhammad Aslam Naqshbandi Mujaddadi. His preaching is about Zikar e Qalbi. Moreover this area is dominated by Sori Lund tribe. Tuman Sori is named after Sardar Sori Khan Lund who was the grandson of Sardar Haider Khan Lund and son of Sardar Shadan Khan Lund.

This town is situated near the Taunsa Barrage 12 km from the Koh-e-Sulaiman mountain range. The town of Dera Ghazi Khan has two canals on the western side. The village of Basti Azeem is located 7 km south of this city and the village of Ghuman is located 2 km south of the city.

People of this area mostly speak the Saraiki language. The fort of Sardar Haider Khan Lund could be seen in Zinda Peer at the mountain of Koh-e-Sulaiman. Traditional dish of Saraiki people of this area is Sohbat (Painda).

The family of Tuman Sori have their own agricultural land from where they earn money. They have inherited all the lands from their ancestors.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Maps .