Jhamat, Attock

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Jhamat, Attock
Coordinates: 19°17′33″N71°53′20″E / 19.29250°N 71.88889°E / 19.29250; 71.88889 Coordinates: 19°17′33″N71°53′20″E / 19.29250°N 71.88889°E / 19.29250; 71.88889
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
City CouncilLahore
Towns10
Population
 (2014)
  Total3,000
Time zone UTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code
43070

Jhamat is a village in the Attock District, in the Northeastern region of Punjab, Pakistan. It is 26.5 km from Jand tehsil, 60 km from Pindigheb and 149 km west of Islamabad.

Its population is between 2,000 and 3,000. The people speak Punjabi. The area is known for resident's shalwar kameez dress.

Before 1947 a significant non-Muslim population made up approximately 30 percent of the total. This group migrated to India after the Partition of India. [1]

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