Jhelum (Pakistan)

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Mosque in Jhelum Cantt

Jhelum or Jehlum (Urdu: جہلم) is a city in northern Punjab Province in Pakistan (population 293,000 in 1998). Jhelum lies on the right bank of the Jhelum River. Across the river is a smaller town, Sarai Alamgir, where the Military College Jhelum (MCJ) is based. The old Grand Trunk Road passes through both towns.

On the site of modern Jhelum, Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria Bucephalous (named after his horse Bucephalus, who died in a famous battle here, known to the Greeks as the Battle of the Hydaspes).

Nearby there is also the historic Rohtas Fort and Tilla Jogian.

The main market area of the city is centered around "Shandar Chowk", and includes "Main Bazaar", "Niya Bazaar", "Chowk-Ehl-e-Hadith" etc.

The city also boasts a high-class golf course called the River-Side Golf Club, where national golf tournaments are held regularly.

1 Major Organisations
2 Major Medical Service Providers
3 Hospitals
4 Major Industries
5 Places to eat
6 Famous Personalities with origins in Jhelum
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Major Organisations

Pakistan Medical Association (Jhelum Chapter)
Tanzeem-e-Amal
Khair un Nass
Alfalah
Almarkaz
Rehbar Foundation
Jawan Dost Tanzeem
Jamaat-e-Islami

[edit] Major Medical Service Providers

Tanzeem-e-Amal Blood Bank & Vaccination Center
Alshifa Testing Center
Agha Khan Laboratories
Zam Zam Labs & Diagnostics
Samra LABS
Tariq Labs

[edit] Hospitals

District Headquarter Hospital
CMH
Fauji Foundation Hospital
Afzal Hospital
Sughra Hospital
Noor-un-Nisa Hospital
Meeran-Baksh Hospital
Fazal Hospital
Al Qasim Hospital
Azeem Hospital

[edit] Major Industries

KDC Plywood Factory
Pakistan ChipBoard Factories
Koh-e-Noor Flour Mills
Khawaja Glass Factory
Pakistan Tobacco Company
Saeed Industries
Marble Factories in "Industrial Area"
Chishti Cables Ltd.
Dar Cycle Works

[edit] Places to eat

Tulip Restaurant
Jhelum Club
EverGreen Hotel & Restaurant
Hotel Faran
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Bela Bar-B-que
Albilal Hotel & restaurant "G.T.Road"
Meena Kabaab
Food Palace
Saeed Butt Kabab "Shandar Chowk"
Punjab Hot Chicken.
Shaikh Chargha "Machine Mohalla No.3
Merhaba Resteurant
Sareed Fast Foods, Mangla Road,Dina
Rasheed Kabab Markaz

Google earth coordinates are 32°54'54.57"N 73°44'31.72"E

[edit] Famous Personalities with origins in Jhelum

General Asif Nawaz, Chief of the Pakistan Army Staff
Major General Etesham Zameer Pakistan Army
Nur Alam, 1st Barrister in Rawalpindi Division
Hasnat Khan, Princess Diana's friend
Doctor Anjum Iqbal, Principle Scientific Officer

He did his Phd from Malaysia and now serving in Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

Rabia Qari, First Muslim woman barrister
Justice Fazal Karim , Supreme Court of Pakistan
Chaudhary Altaf Hussain, Ex-Governor of Punjab not to be confused with Altaf Hussain the leader of the MQM
Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime minister of India
Sunil Dutt, Bollywood actor
Subhash Ghai, Bollywood producer and director
Gurinder Chadha, British Asian director
O P Dutta, Father of J P Dutta Movie Maker, writer in India
Syed Zameer Jafri, Famous Poet, Chak Abdul Khaliq
Dr Aftrab Ur Rahman a surgeon qualified from the Royal London Hospital and the Royal college of surgeons and physians also resides and practices in Jhelum , he is one of the first in Pakistan and the first in Jhelum