Khewra Salt Mine
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Khewra Salt Mine is one of the world’s oldest and largest salt mines, located in Pakistan’s Punjab region and famed for its extensive underground tunnels and pink Himalayan salt.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
salt mine
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mayo Salt Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | local economy of Jhelum District ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | soldiers of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 326 BC ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 160 km from Islamabad
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approximately 245 km from Lahore ⓘ |
| estimatedAnnualProduction | approximately 350,000 tons of salt ⓘ |
| estimatedReserves | over 80 million tons of salt ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Precambrian ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
electric train for visitors
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illumination highlighting salt structures ⓘ salt formations ⓘ salt model of Minar-e-Pakistan ⓘ salt model of the Great Wall of China ⓘ underground mosque made of salt bricks ⓘ underground pools ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
decorative salt lamps
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edible salt ⓘ industrial salt ⓘ salt bricks ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacility |
guides for mine tours
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rest areas inside the mine ⓘ souvenir shops selling salt products ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive underground tunnels
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pink Himalayan salt ⓘ rock salt production ⓘ tourist facilities ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalSignage |
English
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Urdu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jhelum District
NERFINISHED
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Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Salt Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Khewra
NERFINISHED
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Pind Dadan Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralType | halite ⓘ |
| operator | Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Himalayan salt range
NERFINISHED
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Pakistan’s mining sector ⓘ |
| rankedAmong |
world’s largest salt mines
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world’s oldest salt mines ⓘ |
| touristVisitorsPerYear | hundreds of thousands of visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
health-related visits for respiratory issues
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salt extraction ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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