Jhelum

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Jhelum is a historic city in Pakistan’s Punjab province, located along the Jhelum River and known for its military significance and nearby archaeological sites.

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Label Occurrences
Jhelum canonical 35
JE (Jhelum) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeCenterOf Jhelum District
areaCode 0544
associatedWith Alexander the Great
King Porus
climate humid subtropical climate
coordinateLocation 32.933°N 73.733°E
country Pakistan
countrySubdivision Punjab, Pakistan
demographicsCharacteristic significant diaspora in the United Kingdom
economy agriculture in surrounding areas
remittances from overseas workers
services sector
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 233 metres
hasEducationalInstitution Government Degree College Jhelum
hasMilitaryFacility nearby cantonment areas
hasTransportInfrastructure Grand Trunk Road
railway station on the Karachi–Peshawar line
historicalEvent Battle of the Hydaspes
historicalReligionPresence Hinduism
Sikhism
knownFor high rate of recruitment into the Pakistan Army
military significance
proximity to archaeological sites
localDialects Hindko-influenced Punjabi varieties
Pothwari
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Punjab, Pakistan
locatedInFormerEntity British India
locatedInRegion Pothohar Plateau
linked to: Potohar Plateau
locatedInTimeZone Asia/Karachi
locatedOnRiver Jhelum River
majorLanguage Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language
nearbyAttraction Mangla Dam
Rohtas Fort
Tilla Jogian
officialLanguage Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
partOf Jhelum District
population over 150000 (approximate, varying by census year)
postalCode 49600
regionType northern Punjab
linked to: Northern Punjab
religionMajority Islam
riverSystem Indus River basin
roadConnection connected to Islamabad
connected to Lahore
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00
wasPartOf Rawalpindi Division (historical administrative unit)
linked to: Rawalpindi Division

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Referenced by (36)

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Jhelum District capital Jhelum
Hasnat Khan birthPlace Jhelum
Gujrat hasNearbyCity Jhelum
Jhelum Campus locatedIn Jhelum
Sunil Dutt placeOfBirth Jhelum
Sarai Alamgir locatedNear Jhelum
Gujrat, Pakistan nearTo Jhelum
City of Soldiers refersTo Jhelum
Khewra hasNearbySettlement Jhelum
Northern Punjab majorCity Jhelum
Jhelum Tehsil capital Jhelum
Dina locatedNear Jhelum
Dina vehicleRegistrationCode JE (Jhelum)
linked to: Jhelum
Sohawa roadConnection Jhelum
Sohawa hasNearbyCity Jhelum
Rohtas Fort locatedNear Jhelum
Mangla Fort nearbyCity Jhelum