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Khewra

Khewra (Urdu: کھیوڑہ) is a second populated City of Jhelum and the neighbor City of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil in Jhelum District, Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located at 32°38'60N 73°1'0E. The City is administratively subdivided into two Union Councils and is the location of the Khewra Salt Mines. Khewra City is also known as The Kingdom of Salt because of rock salt which is 98% pure and natural source of Salt in Pakistan named Khewra Salt Mines. Khewra Salt Mines is the Second Largest Salt Mine in the World. The population of Khewra city is near about 80,000 peoples. Khewra is known as a best tourist city of Jhelum District because of Khewra Salt Mine Tourist Resort.

Tourist Attractions in Khewra

Khewra Salt Mines: The Khewra City was established in 1876 with the support of British Army whose occupied on the Land of Khewra before 1947. Janjua Rajputs tribe was the founder of Khewra. Khewra Salt Mines is one of the best source of pure salt in Pakistan which was discovered in 1872 by the local family of Janjua Rajputs. Since 2002, the main tunnel of the mine has been converted into a tourist attraction. Some of the websites we consulted claim 35000-40000 visitors come here every year. In 2003 a major restoration work was carried out at the mines to make it a prime tourist destination. Decorative light-work was done to make portions of mine a walk through the glittering stars. The salt crystal found here is translucent? Which means it absorbs some light and reflects some. Depending upon the thickness (among other properties), the salt rock glows when lit in many different shades. The tourist attractions inside the mine include: Assembly Hall, Pul-saraat, Indoor Brine Ponds, Badshahi Mosque, Sheesh Mahal, Crystal Valley, Minar-E-Pakistan, The Great Wall of China, Narrow Gauge Electric Railway, Pakistan Post Office, Salt Crystal Formations and Old Mining Machinery.

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Mining for generations: miners in Khewra appear content with their work

Dawn 20 May 2018

In one of the long mines of Khewra, Maqsood Hussain, 48, along with five other coworkers drills and excavates salt for eight hours a day ... Mr Hussain is a third-generational miner at Khewra ... Khewra salt mines are the world’s oldest and second largest and produce 450,000 tons of salt annually; 99pc salt produced here is edible ... “There is a separate hospital for us in Khewra and another one in nearby Choa Saidan Shah....

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Khewra salt mine — a popular tourist spot

Dawn 29 May 2016

It was here that Alexander’s horses introduced the world to salt when they were seen licking stones in the Salt Range, near present day Khewra. According to information from the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC), ASP Khan, a local chief brought the existence of salt at Khewra to the notice of Akbar the Great in 1500 AD....

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