Jhelum
جہلم | |
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City | |
    Clockwise from top: Masjid Afghana, Tareekh-e-Jhelum book cover, Cantonment Square, CMH Mosque and Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium | |
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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 | 44th, Pakistan |
| • Demonym | Jhelumi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 49600 |
| Dialling code | 0544 |
Jhelum (/ˈdʒeɪləm/; جہلم; Punjabi: [d͡ʒéˈlˑɐ̃mᵊ]; Urdu: [d͡ʒeɦˈləm]) is a city on the West Bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the North of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for providing many soldiers to the British Army before independence,[4] and later to the Pakistan armed forces, due to which it is also known as City of Soldiers or Land of Martyrs and Warriors.[5][6]
Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the ancient Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander and King Porus. Possibly Jhelum City was 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.[7]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pakistan Army". Globalsecurity.org website. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ 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.