Hund, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Hund

ہنڈ (Urdu)
هنډ (Pashto)
Hund ہنڈ (Urdu); هنډ (Pashto)
Village
	The Alexander the Great Memorial
	Etymology: Possibly from Sanskrit "Udabhandapura" meaning "city of water pots" or "high village"
	Nickname: (Swabi Ka Paris – صوابی کا پیرس)
	Interactive map of Hund
	Hund Location of Hund in Pakistan
	Coordinates (Right bank of the Indus River): 34°01′02″N 72°25′53″E / 34.0173521°N 72.4312554°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Swabi District
Tehsil	Lahor Tehsil
Established	Ancient (pre-4th century BC)
Historical Significance	Capital of Turk Shahi and Hindu Shahi dynasties
Founded by	Unknown (ancient origins)
Union council	Khunda
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Swabi District Administration
• Nazim	Israr Khan
Area
• Total	28.09 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
	Total area includes agricultural and residential land
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	13,897
• Density	494.7/km2 (1,281/sq mi)
	Pathan population
Demonym	Hundian
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	23560
Languages	Pashto, Hindko,
Historical rulers	Achaemenid Empire (6th–4th century BC); Alexander the Great (327–323 BC); Maurya Empire (321–185 BC); Greco-Bactrian Kingdom & Indo-Greek Kingdom (185 BC–c. 50 AD); Kushan Empire (1st–3rd century AD); Kidarites (4th century AD); Hephthalites (5th–6th century AD); Turk Shahi Dynasty (7th–9th century AD); Hindu Shahi Dynasty (9th–11th century AD); Ghaznavid Empire (11th–12th century AD); Ghurid dynasty (12th century); Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 AD); Mughal Empire (1526–18th century AD); Sikh Empire (1818–1849 AD); British Raj (1849–1947); Pakistan (1947–present);
	Hund is home to the Hund Museum, preserving artifacts from Gandhara and Hindu Shahi periods.

Hund (Pashto: هنډ), known in antiquity as Udabhandapura, is a small village in Swabi district, situated on the right bank of the Indus River in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is about 15 km upstream of Attock Fort and is located 80 km to the east of Peshawar.

It was the site of Alexander the Great's crossing of the Indus in 327 BC, and an important site of Gandhara ruins. It is also the site of Hund Museum.