Mana Ahmadani

Mana Ahmadani (Urdu: مانہ احمدانی), is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 29°47'58N 70°35'3E and has an altitude of 111 metres (367 feet).[2]

Mana Ahmadani مانہ احمدانی
Union council and town
Mana Ahmadani مانہ احمدانی is located in Pakistan
Mana Ahmadani مانہ احمدانی
Mana Ahmadani مانہ احمدانی
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 29°47′58″N 70°35′3″E
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictDera Ghazi Khan District
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6
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Mana Ahmadani has been named for Sardar Mana Khan Ahmadani Baloch, who was tribal chief of Ahmadani Baloch tribe. The prominent tribe of the town is Ahmadani Baloch. There is a sunni majority and a shia minority. The Sunnis are scattered all over Mana Ahmadani. Meanwhile, the Shias are mainly located at a place they call "Pul" meaning bridge in urdu and saraiki. There are two main political parties, namely PML-N under Sardar Javed Akhtar Ahmadani, while the other party,PTI, is under Hasnain Koreja. This Ahmadani tribe then has further more subcastes. Even though it isn't that much of a famous caste, it still has a whole bunch of subcastes. The other castes in Mana Ahmadani other then Ahmadanis are Lond, Gurmani and Muhajirs such as Rajpoots, Araens etc.

References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Location of Mana Ahmedani - Falling Rain Genomics

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