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Jhelum
جہلم | |
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City | |
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 Map of Jhelum City | |
  Jhelum Location within Punjab, Pakistan  Jhelum Jhelum (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′33″N 73°43′32″E / 32.94250°N 73.72556°E[1] | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| District | Jhelum |
| Founded by | Before BC |
| Union Councils | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | None (vacant) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Samiullah Farooq (PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Nasir Mehmood Bajwa (PSP) |
| Area | |
• City | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (768 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 190,425 |
| • Rank | 31st, Pakistan |
| • Demonym | Jhelumi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Provincial | Punjabi |
| • Spoken | Punjabi (89%) Urdu (4%) Pashto (3%) others (4%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 49600 |
| Dialling code | 0544 |
Jhelum (/ˈdʒeɪləm/; جہلم; Punjabi: [d͡ʒéˈlˑɐ̃mᵊ]; Urdu: [d͡ʒeɦˈləm]) is a city, located along the western bank of the Jhelum River, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city in Punjab and 31st largest in Pakistan, by population. Located in northern Punjab, it serves as the capital of the eponymous district, it is often referred to as the City of Soldiers or Land of Martyrs and Warriors, due to the city providing many soldiers in the British Indian Army and, later, the Pakistan Armed Forces; owing to the categorisation of the Punjabi tribes as a 'martial race'.[4][5]
Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the ancient Battle of the Hydaspes, between the armies of Alexander III of Macedon and Porus. The site of the modern city of Jhelum could have, possibly, been the capital of Porus' Kingdom, Paurava. A city called Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus. Other notable sites nearby include the 16th-century Rohtas Fort, the Tilla Jogian complex of ancient temples, and the 16th-century Grand Trunk Road which passes through the city. According to the 2023 census of Pakistan, the population of Jhelum was 190,425.[3] The name of the city is derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow), as the water that flows through the river originates in the Himalayas. There are a number of industries in and around Jhelum city, including a tobacco factory, wood, marble, glass and flour mills. Its near the capital of Pakistan.[6]
- ^ "Location of Jhelum – Falling Rain Genomics". Fallingrain.com website. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jhelum, Pakistan". Weatherbase website.
- ^ a b "Punjab (Pakistan): Province and Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de website.
- ^ Syed Shoaib Hasan (17 June 2009). "Rise of Pakistan's 'quiet man' (Ashfaq Parvez Kayani)". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "AAJ TV NEWS Report (City of martyrs and warriors)". Youtube.com. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Tehsil Municipal Administration Jhelum – Industries of Jhelum". Tehsil Municipal Administration Jhelum website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2021.