Jhelum

Jhelum
جہلم‎
City
Nickname(s): 
City of Soldiers
Land of Martyrs and Warriors
Jhelum is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Jhelum
Jhelum
Location within Pakistan
Jhelum is located in Pakistan
Jhelum
Jhelum
Jhelum (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°56′33″N 73°43′32″E / 32.94250°N 73.72556°E / 32.94250; 73.72556
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictJhelum
Union Councils7
Government
 • Chairman MCKhan Sher Bahadur Kaira (PMLN)
Area
 • Total22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation
233 m (768 ft)
Population
 (1998)
 • Total145,847
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code
49600
Dialling code0544

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 and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as city of soldiers or land of martyrs.

Pothohar Region

This area is sometimes called North Panjab, Upper Panjab, and Pothohar/Pothwar, and when it is combined with Mirpuri, Poonchi (in Kashmir) and Chibhali is also known as the Pothwari belt.

Punjabi

The Punjabi language in Jhelum is spoken with the local accent or dialect known as Jhelumi. It is generally considered to be the area where the Majhi dialect ends and Pothowari begins. While the city of Jhelum itself is mixed, the Pothohari dialect is largely spoken in the Jhelum district as a whole.

References

  1. ↑ "Location of Jhelum – Falling Rain Genomics". Fallingrain.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jhelum, Pakistan". Weatherbase. 2008.
  3. ↑ Globalsecurity - Dominated Recruitment