Jalala
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Jalala is a village and union council
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...

 in Mardan District
Mardan District
Mardan is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Mardan is the headquarters of the district. The district also contains the famous archaeological site of Takht Bhai, Jamal Ghari and Sawal Dher.-Administration:...

 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°20'8N 71°54'10E and has an altitude of 339m (1115 feet).

Jalala - Galilee

It is important to note here that, the word Jalala (also Jalalah), a modified form of Galilee, a valley on the outskirts of Lund Khwar near Takht Bahi (also Takh Bay) is of Hebrew origin, a reference to Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of , and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m...

 the largest freshwater lake in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. Considered as a local legend, it used to be part of poetry verses sung by local bards. However Pushto bard verses are poorly preserved in printed material.

In his book "The races of Afghanistan", Henry Walter Bellew writes:



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