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The famous writer of Jhelum District Anjum Sultan Shahbaz records 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 reason is that in ancient days Jhelum was known as Jalham. The word Jhelum is reportedly derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow).
Govt. Degree College, Talianwala, Jhelum Fahad College [7] Govt. Postgraduate College [8] ... Mangla Cantt [12] Bahria Foundation College, GT Road [13] Commerce colleges
School is one of oldest educational institution in the Jhelum District as it was established in early 1930s. School has honor to produce many renowned student. Former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral had also studied at the school for sometime. Lt Gen Masood Aslam, Former Corps Commander Peshawar and now Ambassador of Pakistan in Mexico ...
Military College Jhelum is located in the town of Sarai Alamgir in the district of Gujrat on the east bank of River Jhelum.Due to its proximity to city of Jhelum and because Sarai Alamgir once part of Jhelum District till 2002, it is widely known as Military College Jhelum and is considered to be in the cantonment limit of Jhelum.
In the girl's section, classes start from Kindergarten to 10th. Each class is further divided into three sections, A, B, and C. The students are divided into four houses: Mother Teresa; Fatimah Jinnah; Florence Nightingale; Nano Nagle; In 2009, 1700 students were enrolled in the school. The principal was Sr. Riffat Sadiq.
Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the ancient Battle of the Hydaspes, between the armies of Alexander III of Macedon and Porus. The site of the modern city of Jhelum could have, possibly, been the capital of Porus' Kingdom, Paurava. A city called Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus.
The Battle of the Hydaspes also known as Battle of Jhelum, or First Battle of Jhelum, was fought between Alexander the Great and Porus in May of 326 BCE. It took place on the banks of the Hydaspes River in what is now the Punjab province of Pakistan, [ 17 ] as part of Alexander's Indian campaign .
Rawalpindi District, Jhelum District, Attock District, Chakwal District [11] [12] Sahiwal: 2012 Sahiwal District, Okara District, Pakpattan District [13] [14] Sargodha: 1968 Sargodha District, Khushab District, Mianwali District, Bhakkar District [15] [16]