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11 unusual facts about Jalna


Jalna

Jalna district, an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in western India

Sufi saints of Aurangabad

JAN ALLA SHAHI - A sect founded at Jalna by Jan Mohammed, who was born at Sinnur near Delhi in H. 1030.

Haji Shah Ismail was buried at Bajipura in Aurangabad ; and his grandson Amam Alla's tomb is near Jan Alla's in Jalna.

Shah Nasir erected the earliest mosque in Jalna on the site " tekri" or mound not far from the "ashaba", .

After an absence of twelve years Jan Alla was instructed to proceed to Jalna, which he did by way of Baghdad.

There is another mosque close by, which was built by Sultan Mohammed, son of Malik 'Abdulla Beg, faujdar of Jalna.

Habib ul la or Hakkani Haknuma flourished at Ranjani in the Jalna taluk; and respect is paid to his memory by the Hindus and Mahomedans, especially by the females.

Nirgun Shah Wali came from Bengal, and lived as a recluse at Nidhara, two miles north of Jalna.

Shah Latif Kadari, one of the seven patron saints of Jalna, was a learned man of Delhi, who accompanied Burhanu-d din to the Dakhan, and separated from him at Pirbohra.

There is a Kalbay Kadar tekkieh at Badnapur near Jalna, and another close to the Killa Arak in the city of Aurangabad.

He also constructed the large tank at Jalna, and laid down pipes and reservoirs for the water supply of the city.


Mallav Samaj

Mallav Samaj is a small community of India which migrated from a part of Rajasthan to Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh and are now settled in parts of Maharashtra like Aurangabad, Jalna, Pune and Solapur.

Mazo de la Roche

In 1935, the film Jalna, based on the novel, was released by RKO Radio Pictures and, in 1972, a CBC television series was produced based on the series.

Washim

Important Roads include Washim-Mangrul Pir-Karanja-Ner-Yavatmal, Washim-Karanja-Amravati-Nagpur, Washim-Malegaon-Akola, Washim-Risod-Lonar-Sindhkhed Raja-Jalna-Aurangabad-Ahmadnagar-Pune-Mumbai, Washim-Pankanergaon-Hingoli-Nanded and Washim-Pusad.