Jhelum

Jhelum جہلم‎
City
Nickname(s):  City of Soldiers Land of Martyrs and Warriors
Jhelum Location within Pakistan Show map of Punjab, Pakistan Jhelum Jhelum (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°56′33″N 73°43′32″E / 32.94250°N 73.72556°E / 32.94250; 73.72556[1]
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Jhelum
Union Councils	7
Government
• Chairman MC	Khan Sher Bahadur Kaira (PMLN)
Area
• Total	22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	233 m (768 ft)
Population  (1998)
• Total	145,847
• Density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code	49600
Dialling code	0544

Jhelum /ˈdʒeɪləm/ (Urdu and Punjabi: جہلم) is a city on the right bank of the Jhelum River, in the district of the same name in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British^[4] and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as city of soldiers or land of martyrs.

1. ↑ "Location of Jhelum – Falling Rain Genomics". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
2. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jhelum, Pakistan". Weatherbase. 2008.
3. ↑ "TRENDS IN REGIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDICES: Table 2" (PDF). The United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
4. ↑ Globalsecurity - Dominated Recruitment