Introduction
Jhelum Montage
Jhelum
(Urdu, 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 and warriors. Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of
the Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander the Great and
Raja Porus. 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 1998 census of Pakistan the
population of Jhelum was 145,647 and in 2010 its population is 174,679.
The name of the city is derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham
(snow), as the river that flows through the river originates in the
Himalayas.
