Jhelum
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[3] and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as city of soldiers or land of martyrs.
Jhelum
جہلم | |
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City | |
| Nickname(s): | |
  Jhelum Location within Pakistan  Jhelum Jhelum (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′33″N 73°43′32″E[1] | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Jhelum |
| Union Councils | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman MC | Khan Sher Bahadur Kaira (PMLN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (768 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 145,847 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 49600 |
| Dialling code | 0544 |
North Panjab, Greater Pothwar or Panjistan region
This area is sometimes called North Panjab, Upper Panjab, Greater Pothohar/Extended Pothwar (or occasionally Hazara region), and nowadays more specifically and correctly known as Panjistan Country and when it is combined with Mirpuri, Poonchi (in Kashmir) and (Southern) Hindko localities (mostly Hazara) is also known as Panjistani belt.
Modern Panjistani
The Panjistani language (as originally formulated by Mohammad Afzal UK (1987) and some others) was formerly called North Panjabi, Mirpuri, Poonchi, Pothwari, Chakwali, Hindko, Pahari, Upper Panjabi, Northern Lahnda, etc. In Jhelum it is spoken with the local accent or dialect known as Jhelumi.
Demand for Panjistan province recently
These political parties namely the Panjistan Freedom Party (PFP) Panjistan National Party (PNP) Panjistan Communist Party (PCP) Panjistan Republican Party (PRP) Panjistan Democratic Front (PDF) Panjistan Popular Front (PPF) Panjistan Socialist Party (PSP) Panjistan Unionist party (PUP) Panjistan National Unity Party (PNUP) Panjistan Democratic party (PDP) Panjistan workers party (PWP) Panjistan Social Democratic Party (PSDP) and these major socio-cultural groupings called Panjistani language movement (PLM) Panjistani language board (PLB) Panjistani Literary Forum (PLF) Panjistani language Society (PLS) and Just for Panjistani Commission (JPC) want the creation of North Panjab or Panjistan province and recently formed the Charter of Panjistani council (or CPC).
References
- "Location of Jhelum – Falling Rain Genomics". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jhelum, Pakistan". Weatherbase. 2008.
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