Jhelum District

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Jhelum District is an administrative region in Pakistan’s Punjab province, known for its Potohari-speaking population and significant contributions to the country’s military forces.

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Jhelum District canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
district
administrativeCenter Jhelum city
borderedBy Azad Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Azad Kashmir

Chakwal District
Gujrat District
Mirpur District
Rawalpindi District
capital Jhelum
climate semi-arid
contains Dina Tehsil
Jhelum Tehsil
Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil
Sohawa Tehsil
country Pakistan
economy agriculture
military employment
remittances from overseas workers
ethnicGroup Potohari people
Punjabi people
surface form: Punjabis
governedBy Deputy Commissioner of Jhelum
hasCallingCode 0544
hasHistoricalSite Rohtas Fort
hasSettlement Dina
Jhelum
Pind Dadan Khan
Sohawa
heritageStatus Rohtas Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownAs land of soldiers
knownFor high military recruitment
large number of soldiers in Pakistan Army
language Potohari
Punjabi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
locatedIn Potohar Plateau
surface form: Pothohar Plateau

Punjab, Pakistan
Northern Punjab
surface form: northern Punjab
majorReligion Islam
namedAfter Jhelum River
partOf Rawalpindi Division
region Potohar Plateau
surface form: Pothohar
subdivisionOf Punjab, Pakistan
surface form: Province of Punjab
timezone Pakistan Standard Time
traversedBy Jhelum River
utcOffset +5
vehicleRegistrationCode JE

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Potohari spokenIn Jhelum District
Rawalpindi District borders Jhelum District
Potohari Punjabi spokenIn Jhelum District
Salt Range locatedInDistrict Jhelum District
Jhelumi spokenIn Jhelum District
Pothwari spokenIn Jhelum District
Pahari-Potohari spokenIn Jhelum District
Pothohari spokenIn Jhelum District
Potohari people region Jhelum District