Jhelum

Coordinates: 32°56′33″N 73°43′32″E / 32.94250°N 73.72556°E / 32.94250; 73.72556
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Jhelum
جہلم
City
Dialling code
0544

Jhelum (

Pakistan armed forces, due to which it is also known as City of Soldiers or Land of Martyrs and Warriors.[5][6]

Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the ancient

Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus. Other notable sites nearby include the 16th-century Rohtas Fort, the Tilla Jogian complex of ancient temples, and the 16th-century Grand Trunk Road which passes through the city. According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, the population of Jhelum was 190,425.[3] The name of the city is derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow), as the water that flows through the river originates in the Himalayas. There are a number of industries in and around Jhelum city, including a tobacco factory, wood, marble, glass and flour mills. Its near the capital of Pakistan.[7]

Etymology

Anjum Sultan Shahbaz recorded some stories of the name Jhelum in his book Tareekh-e-Jhelum as:[8]

Many writers have different opinions about the name of Jhelum. One suggestion is that in ancient days Jhelumabad was known as Jalham. The word Jhelum is reportedly derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow). The name thus refers to the waters of a river (flowing besides the city) which have their origins in the snow-capped Himalayas.[9]

However, some writers believe that when "Dara-e-Azam" reached a certain place on the river bank after winning many battles, he fixed his flag at that place and called it "Ja-e-Alam" which means "Place of the Flag". With the passage of time it became Jhelum from "Ja-e-Alam".

According to tradition, Saeed Bin Abi Waqas, brother of

Saad Bin Abi Waqas
, was sent to China to preach Islam, during his journey he arrived at the city of Jhelum, he saw the reflection of a city in the river and said "هذا جهيلم" (this is Jhelum), which means "City besides the river, in full moonlight".

Ahmed Shah Abdali also used "Jheelum" in place of Jhelum and "Harian" for Kharian
in his diary.

History

Ancient

The

Porus the Elder. Abisares (or Abhisara;[14] in Greek
Αβισαρης), called Embisarus (Eμ Oβισαρoς) by
Porus in 326 BC, although inclined to espouse the side of the latter. Alexander not only allowed him to retain his kingdom but increased it, and on his death appointed his son as his successor. Porus' kingdom Paurava was on the left bank of the Jhelem River corresponding the limits of the present Gujrat District. The Gakhars appear to represent an early wave of conquerors from the west, who still inhabit a large tract in the mountain north of tilla range. Gakhars were the dominant race during the early Muslim era and they long continued to retain their independence, both in Jhelum itself and in the neighbouring district of Rawalpindi.[13]

Medieval

In 997 CE,

Punjab region
.

The

Persianized Turks who claimed descent from both Timur and Genghis Khan and strengthened the Persianate culture of Muslim India. Being very few in number, main families of Mughal Barlas, the descent of Ameer-i Taimoor settled in Mong Rasool and afterward scattered to village chak Nazar, Shamaspur, Aima Afghana, khardiyala, Chak sikander, Malhar Muglain, Mota Garbi, Bhimber, they adopted a policy of converting the local Jats and Gakhars mandatory as recorded in the Baburnama.[17] Thus it is credited to the Mughals, who were largely responsible for the conversion of the Jats to Islam.[18]

With the collapse of the Mughal Empire after the death of Aurangzeb, the Durrani Empire had occupied the plains but were eventually ousted by the Sikhs.

Later periods

After the decline of the

Sikh territories to the British. The British conquered Jhelum in 1849 with the assistance of the local Gakhars who resented Sikh rule. In 1857 the 14th Native Infantry stationed at Jhelum town mutinied, and displayed a vigorous defence against a force sent from Rawalpindi to disarm them, but decamped for the night following the action, with the main body being subsequently arrested by the Kashmiri authorities, into whose territory they had escaped. They were then handed over to the British colonial authorities and executed for treason.

A Sikh
-era fort in Jhelum City

British Raj

During

Bombay, and 849 from Karachi. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 14,951.[19]

According to the

Imperial Gazetteer of India
:

The present town is of modern origin, the old town, which may have been the Bucephala of Alexander having been, on the left or opposite bank of the river. Under

North-Western Railway; the salt trade no longer passes through it. It is an important timber dépôt, the timber from the Kashmir forests which is floated down the river being collected here. A good deal of boat-building is carried on. The cantonment, which is 3 miles from the civil station, contains the church and post office. The normal strength of the garrison is one Native cavalry and four Native infantry regiments. The municipality was founded in 1867. During the ten years ending 1902–3 the receipts averaged Rs. 32,100, and the expenditure Rs, 31,900. Receipts and expenditure from cantonment funds in the same period averaged Rs. 31,900 and Rs. 6,100 respectively. The chief income of the municipality in 1903-4 was Rs. 34,200 chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 41,000. The town has two Anglo vernacular schools, a municipal high school, and a middle school maintained by the American Presbyterian Mission. Besides the civil hospital, the mission also maintains a hospital.[19]

Marble lectern in memory of 35 British soldiers

During the

Sikh soldiers remaining loyal). Among the dead was Captain Francis Spring, the eldest son of Colonel William Spring.[20] A lectern inside St John's Church Jhelum shows the names of those 35 soldiers. St John's Church is located in the Jhelum Cantonment, Pakistan beside the river Jhelum. It was built in 1860 and remains a landmark in the city. It was built as a Protestant church and was in use throughout the British period. For the past forty years, it has been closed to the public and in poor condition, however, it has since[when?
] been renovated and reopened and is now maintained.

The British soldier

Indian Nationalists
. He was captured and arrested with the remaining mutineers by authorities in Kashmir and later hanged near the river Jhelum. His grave is in a shrine in Jhelum Dildarnagar, and a small town in Uttar Pradesh is also named after him.

The railway bridge on the river Jhelum was built in 1873 by the British engineer William St. John Galwey. He also made the great Empress Victoria Bridge over the river Sutlej. During World War I, the Jhelum District "stood first" among districts in recruiting for the British war effort, with greater financial assistance from the British government channelled into the area in return.[21]

Independence

The predominantly Muslim population supported

Muslim refugees from India settled down in the Jhelum District
.

Administration

The River Jhelum below the bridge from Sarai Alamgir side

As well as being district capital, Jhelum city is also the headquarters of Jhelum Tehsil, the city of Jhelum is administratively subdivided into seven union councils:[22] Jhelum-I, Jhelum-II, Jhelum-III, Jhelum-IV, Jhelum-V, Jhelum-VI and Jhelum-VII.

Demography

The population of the Jhelum city is about 188,800 (2012) and it is the

32nd largest city of Pakistan with respect to population. Total area of city is about 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi). Population density is 261/km. Population growth rate is 1.51[23] which is very low as compared to other urban areas of Pakistan. The majority of the population i.e. 98.47 percent is Muslim
. Among the minorities Christians are in the majority sharing 1.36 percent in the district.

The literacy rate of Jhelum is among the highest in Pakistan. At 79%, it is only lower than that of Islamabad and neighbouring Rawalpindi.[24] Somewhat higher than the literacy in Punjab province (58 percent).[24] The literacy rate has remarkably increased from 38.9 percent in 1981. The rate is much higher in the urban areas for both males and females. 84% of the population have electricity and 96% have access to water.[25] Human Development Index of Jhelum is 0.770, which is highest in Pakistan after Karachi.

Religious groups in Jhelum City (1881−2017)[a]
Religious
group 		1881[27][28][29] 1891[30]: 68 [31] 1901[32]: 44 [33]: 26  1911[34]: 23 [35]: 19  1921[36]: 25 [37]: 21  1931[38]: 26  1941[26]: 32  2017[39]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 11,369 53.86% 7,373 57.25% 8,322 55.66% 10,470 53.21% 10,816 59.89% 13,980 59.49% 19,416 58.5% 185,323 97.3%
Hinduism [b] 7,966 37.74% 4,250 33% 4,350 29.1% 5,824 29.6% 5,379 29.78% 6,304 26.83% 8,936 26.92% 50 0.03%
Sikhism 1,460 6.92% 1,064 8.26% 2,074 13.87% 3,029 15.39% 1,497 8.29% 2,581 10.98% 3,950 11.9% — —
Jainism 0 0% 28 0.22% 15 0.1% 25 0.13% 33 0.18% 69 0.29% 146 0.44% — —
Christianity — — 153 1.19% 190 1.27% 326 1.66% 334 1.85% 565 2.4% 619 1.86% 4,560 2.39%
Zoroastrianism — — 9 0.07% 0 0% 3 0.02% 1 0.01% 0 0% — — — —
Judaism — — 1 0.01% 0 0% 1 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% — — — —
Buddhism — — 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% — — — —
Ahmadiyya — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 533 0.28%
Others 312 1.48% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 124 0.37% 5 0%
Total population 21,107 100% 12,878 100% 14,951 100% 19,678 100% 18,060 100% 23,499 100% 33,191 100% 190,471 100%

Geography and climate

Lying at 32°56′ North latitude and 73°44′ East longitude, Jhelum is located a 1-hour and 30 minutes drive from the Capital of Pakistan

Gujrat (home to fan manufacturing),[40] Gujranwala,[41] Chakwal and Mirpur, Azad Kashmir
.

Jhelum has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) and is extremely hot and humid in summer, and cold and generally dry in winter. The maximum recorded temperature in the pre-monsoon season of April to June is 49.2 °C (120.6 °F), whereas in winter the minimum temperature recorded is −0.6 °C (30.9 °F). Average annual rainfall is about 850 millimetres (33 in) which is much below the required quantity given the extremely high evaporation levels. Nevertheless, in the rainy season water torrents flow from the north to the Jhelum River very rapidly and cause damage to the crops, bridges, roads. This is responsible for the soil erosion in the district.[42]

Over the years, global climate change has affected Jhelum as well as any other place on Earth and below comparison charts from Weatherbase and NOAA show the difference in rainfall between 1990 and 2015:

Climate data for Jhelum, Pakistan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		21
(69) 		27
(80) 		33
(91) 		38
(100) 		40
(104) 		36
(96) 		34
(93) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		27
(80) 		21
(69) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4
(39) 		7
(44) 		12
(53) 		17
(62) 		22
(71) 		26
(78) 		26
(78) 		25
(77) 		23
(73) 		16
(60) 		9
(48) 		5
(41) 		16
(60)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4) 		46
(1.8) 		45
(1.8) 		32
(1.2) 		27
(1) 		51
(2) 		223
(8.8) 		225
(8.9) 		79
(3.1) 		18
(0.7) 		12
(0.5) 		25
(1) 		81.8
(32.2)
Source: Weatherbase 2015[43]
Climate data for Jhelum (1991-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		38.7
(101.7) 		39.9
(103.8) 		36.1
(97.0) 		34.8
(94.6) 		34.6
(94.3) 		32.7
(90.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		21.8
(71.2) 		30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		25.1
(77.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		23.9
(75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		23.2
(73.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		10.9
(51.6) 		6.3
(43.3) 		17.1
(62.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.5
(1.63) 		58.6
(2.31) 		58.2
(2.29) 		43.5
(1.71) 		27.1
(1.07) 		67.3
(2.65) 		234.5
(9.23) 		235.0
(9.25) 		78.0
(3.07) 		22.9
(0.90) 		10.1
(0.40) 		16.1
(0.63) 		892.8
(35.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.0 5.8 12.0 10.4 5.5 2.3 1.2 1.4 61.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours — — — — — 265.2 232.4 230.9 — — 219.2 194.8 —
Source: NOAA [44]

Major floods

The biggest floods in Jhelum in recent years were in 1992. Jhelum city and surrounding areas were almost completely submerged under flood waters.

Important sites

Front view of Melange supermarket
Akram Shaheed Library

Rohtas Fort is a garrison fort built by the great Afghan king Sher Shah Suri. This fort is about 4 km in circumference. Qila Rohtas is situated in a gorge approximately 18 km NW of Jhelum and 7 km from Dina.

The old city has a labyrinth of narrow streets and bazaars. Opposite the

Jhelum Cantt
is located the CMH Masjid Jhelum mosque.

Located in the

Major Akram Shaheed Memorial Park. Major Muhammad Akram Memorial Library is also present in this park. This is also a site of a parade which takes place every year on 6 September at the occasion of Defence Day
.

Mangla Dam Water Reservoir

Lehri Nature Park is located 10 kilometers away from G. T. Road between Jhelum and Islamabad, it is 30 kilometers from Jhelum and 90 kilometers from Islamabad in the hilly Pothohar region.

The Mangla Dam is located on the Jhelum River about 30 km (19 mi) from Jhelum, it is the twelfth largest dam in the world. It was constructed in 1967 across the Jhelum River. There is the Mangla View Resort that is the first planned resort development in Pakistan to offer residences, villas, townhouses, hotels, serviced apartments and retail outlets. The resort is located on a 340-acre (1.4 km2) site on the Mangla Dam area.

Rasul Barrage is located on the Jhelum River about 30 km downstream from Jhelum. Two major water canals originate at the Rasul barrage, Rasul-Qadirabad link canal which is also called Lower-Jhelum link canal and Rasul-Shahpur branch canal. The area around the Rasul Barrage lake is also a picnic spot.

Travel and tourism

Bus Stand Jhelum
Jhelum Railway Station

Rickshaws are another important mode of transportation. The older horse drawn tongas are now defunct although some can still be privately commissioned. Taxis and privately commissioned small passenger carrying vans are available. Daewoo Express Bus Service and other bus services operate from the city to the entire country.[45]

The Jhelum Railway Station was built in 1928 during

North-Western Railway to other cities in the Indian empire. Jhelum is on main line of Pakistan Railways, and linked to whole country through Railway line across Pakistan. The nearest international airport is the Islamabad International Airport, which is approximately 110 km by road from Jhelum. The Sialkot International Airport, is approximately 100 km by road from Jhelum. A small airport called Gurha Salim Airport is situated 13 km (8 mi) from the city centre. It is not being used by any commercial airlines, but only for military purposes.[46]

Sports

Main article: Sport in Jhelum
Cricket Stadium Jhelum
Horse and rider in action

Located within the city is a golf course called the River-View Golf Club, where national golf tournaments are held regularly.

There is a cricket and football stadium, Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium, where district level tournaments are held. In October 2008, Pakistan Cricket Board upgraded this stadium for regional events.[47]

Education

University of the Punjab, Jhelum Campus

Jhelum has six degree colleges for women, six degree colleges for men, six co-education colleges, six commerce colleges, one law college, numerous higher secondary schools and over 150 high schools. It also has a campus Of Punjab University, Punjab University Jhelum Campus, near Rathiyan, Kala Gujran and Satellite Town Jhelum.[48]

The University of the Punjab has established a campus in Jhelum offering programs related to business, commerce, law, and computer science. The new undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs are due to commence soon.[when?] The literacy rate of Jhelum is high in comparison to other cities of the Punjab. 65 kanals of land was allocated to establish this campus by Government of Punjab.[49] Jhelum also has two sub-campuses of the Virtual University of Pakistan, Virtual University Campus at Civil Lines opposite city Church, and a private virtual campus, Wings Institute of Learning. Virtual University of Pakistan inaugurated its own Campus in Jhelum in March 2012; VU Jhelum Campus is located in the middle of the city.

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