Jalalabad is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

, just outside of Fazilka city in

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in the

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. It is just 11 km from International India-Pakistan Border.

History

Mamdot Nawabi was created by Qutubuddin Khan in 1800 in the

Fazilka Fazilka, also known as Bangla, is a city and a municipal council in Fazilka district of Punjab, India. In 2011, it was made the headquarter of the newly created Fazilka district. The Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline (TAPI) project originating in Tu ...

district. He conquered Mamdot from the Rai of

Raikot Raikot is a city and municipal council in Ludhiana district in Indian state of Punjab. Raikot is one of the tehsils in Ludhiana district of Punjab. there are total 76 villages in this tehsil. A list of villages in Raikot tehsil is given on t ...

in 1800. Jalalabad was founded by Nawab of Mamdo as its capital. It is named after Nawab Jalaluddin Khan, son of Nawab Qutubuddin Khan, a very rich city in Punjab and known for vast industrial area.

Geography

Jalalabad is a constituency in the Indian state of

. The Fazilka district is one of six border districts in Punjab, out of 22 total districts. In the Fazilka district, there are three

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: Jalalabad West, Fazilka, and Abohar. The Pakistani border is around 15 km from Jalalabad. Jalalabad has an average elevation of .

Important Places in Jalalabad

* Sports Stadium Multipurpose sports stadiums at Jalalabad constructed for the second edition of World Kabaddi Cup which was conducted in November 2011. * Rice Mills There are Rice Mills at the outskirt of the city which exports Rice.

Famous personalities from Jalalabad (W)

* Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab up to 16 March 2017,

Sukhbir Singh Badal Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, and is currently a member of Parliament from the Firozpur. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of ...

, is the MLA From Jalalabad West. *Indian cricket player Shubhman Gill belongs to Jalalabad. He also played in

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. *Businessman and Wire Tycoon Chiranjeev Singh Soni belongs to Jalalabad. He lives in Delhi now. *Famous cricketer Ramesh Kumar belongs to Jalalabad West, selected in the KKR team (IPL Franchise) and Punjab Ranji Team. *It is home to famous personality Parav kalra who has represented India at various International summits. *Here the Shiven chugh has won the gold medal in Badminton district championship

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Fazilka district