Shadan Lund

Shadan Lund
Town
Nickname: 
شادن لنڈ
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictDera Ghazi Khan District
Elevation
410 ft (125 m)
Population
 • Total
70,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6
Area code32150

Shadan Lund (Urdu: شادن لُنڈ) is a town in Dera Ghazi Khan city in Punjab, Pakistan. The town is adjacent to Taunsa District.[1] People of this area mostly speak the Saraiki language. This town is situated near Taunsa Barrage 12 km from the Koh-e-Sulaiman mountain range. 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.

Shadan Lund is also a union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.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).

Notable residents

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.

References

  1. ^ "Google Maps".

30°28′13″N 70°43′45″E / 30.47028°N 70.72917°E / 30.47028; 70.72917