The Dhanak (Julaha ) are a community of Pakistan and India, which adopted the profession of weaving.
Etymology
The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread). Other explanation put forth by Julaha themselves include “jal (net), jils (decorated) or uila (lighted up, or white).”
Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha groups exist; a number of the Muslim Julaha later changed their group name to terms such as Ansari (but not all Ansari’s are julaha, as only few julaha’s changed their title to Ansari).
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| • India • Pakistan • England | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi • Hindi Urdu • Haryanvi • Gujarati | |
| Religion | |
 Hinduism •  Islam •  Sikhism •  Christianity[1] |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kabirpanthi •Haral Chuhra |