Fateh Jang فتح جنگ Fatehjang, Fatehjung, Fatehgarh | |
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  Fateh Jang Fateh Jang (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan | |
| Coordinates:33°33′59″N72°38′32″E / 33.56639°N 72.64222°E /33.56639; 72.64222 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock |
| Tehsil | Fateh Jang Tehsil |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | Fateh Jang City |
Fateh Jang (Punjabi andUrdu:فتح جنگ) is a city inAttock District ofPunjab Province,Pakistan.[1] It is located 40 km (25 mi) fromAttock City, and nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest ofIslamabad, Pakistan's capital nearM1 motorway.
The city is located in betweenKala Chitta Range and Khairi Murat Range.[2] TheNew Islamabad International Airport, the largest airport of Pakistan,[3] is located near the city.[4]Fatehjang railway station is one of the important railway stations in the Attock district. It is about 50KM away from Jund City which is the last tehsil of Attock District in Punjab after which the KPK Province starts.
According to local tradition, its current name is attributed to an elder of the modern settlers here who fought many wars and always won. There is still amosque of old times in thePurana Mahallah of the city. Its architecture suggests that the mosque is one thousand years old and may have been built duringGhaznavid rule. This mosque is one of the archeological sites that have been protected under the country's law. During theSikh period, the regionalfeudal lords remained the local rulers and paid tribute to the Sikh government. Fateh Jang came underBritish rule in 1848 after the region was conquered by theBritish Empire. Fateh Jang became atehsil ofRawalpindi duringBritish rule. Then in 1940,Attock District was formed and Fateh Jang was included in it. At that time, 203 villages were included in the tehsil Fateh Jang and it consisted of 1393 square kilometers. In 1891, the population of the tehsil was 113041 people. In February 1910, Fateh Jang was declared as notified area, while in January 1924, it got the status of a "small town Committee". Later it got the status of a town committee and then amunicipality. Today, the tehsil Fateh Jang consists of 14 union councils.[5][6]
North of Fateh Jang city, there is some plain area ofKala Chatta mountains, the green valley ofKhairi Murat in the south, while between these two mountain ranges, there is a narrow plain in the east and an open plain in the west.[5]
Fateh Jang is inhabited by theGheba,Alpial,Awan,Bhatti,Gujar,Maliar,Khattar andMughal tribes. There is also a considerable number ofAfghan settlers and people from other cities.[5]Hindko is the major spoken language, while the medium of education is generallyUrdu andEnglish.
There are male and female degree colleges, commerce colleges, vocational institutes, several public and private schools in the city.
Indar Kot Masjid , the oldest mosque of the city.Moorat village, the ancient place whose remainings are found since BC.Kot Fateh Khan, a state considered area in the Sikh and English Era.
Tanaza Dam , a beautiful sight in the footsteps of the mountain Kheri Moorat.
Khudadad Khan(famous as Fateh Jang Khan) was the conquerer of this city. Malik Ataa Muhammad Khan of Kot Fateh Khan
Khan Iqbal Khan Maqsood (born 1929) former great teacher of High School Fateh Jang, a poet and prose writer.(died 2007)
