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|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan Punjab]
 
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
 
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
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{{Places of Interest|title=Jhelum|name=Jhelum |link=xxxx}}
  
'''Jhelum''' was a town in [[Punjab]].
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'''Jhelum''' was the headquarters of [[Jhelum District]] in the [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period.  
  
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There was an arsenal located here during the [[Second World War]], <ref> Borsetti et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/290696-pattern-1907-bayonet-indian pattern 1907 bayonet indian] ''Great War Forum'' 9 May 2021. It was advised the bayonet  was manufactured in 1943. Retrieved 9 May 2021.</ref> (and perhaps earlier), which used the identifying stamp J U for Jhelum Arsenal.
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern spelling: Jhelum<br>
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Variants: Jhelam, Jehlam
  
==Further Reading==
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==Social Life==
* ''Gazetteer of the Jhelum District 1904,'' Punjab Government, Lahore 1907. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 2004 ISBN: 969-35-1558-7
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===Clubs===
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* Civil Cricket Club, Civil Lines
  
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==Military history==
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[[Mutiny at Jhelum]]
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==Related articles==
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[[Jhelum Bridge]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_165.gif Jhelum Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Church_(Jhelum) St. John's Church (Jhelum)] Wikipedia
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===Historical books online===
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*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.13346 ''Gazetteer Of The Jhelam District 1883-84''].  A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Archive.org, Public Library of India collection.
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30645  ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Jhelam District vol.xxvii A. 1904'']. Archive.org, Public Library of India collection.
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*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1942-handbook-to-the-north-west-frontier-including-jhelum-rawalpindi-and-hazara-districts-by-davey-s-pdf/  '' A Handbook to the North-West Frontier including Jhelum Rawalpindi and Hazara Districts''] by Cyril James Davey  1942. Pdf download Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2799 Archive.org mirror version].
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 8 May 2021

Jhelum
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.93354°N 73.720718°E
Altitude: 250 m (825 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Jhelum
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links
North Western Railway
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxx Jhelum]



Jhelum was the headquarters of Jhelum District in the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab Province during the British period.

There was an arsenal located here during the Second World War, [1] (and perhaps earlier), which used the identifying stamp J U for Jhelum Arsenal.

Spelling Variants

Modern spelling: Jhelum
Variants: Jhelam, Jehlam

Social Life

Clubs

  • Civil Cricket Club, Civil Lines

Military history

Mutiny at Jhelum

Related articles

Jhelum Bridge

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. Borsetti et al. pattern 1907 bayonet indian Great War Forum 9 May 2021. It was advised the bayonet was manufactured in 1943. Retrieved 9 May 2021.