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The Mangla Dam (Urdu: منگلا بند) is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River, lying in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir and the Jhelum District in Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is the sixth-largest dam in the world.
Tarbela Dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and is the second largest by the structural volume. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Mirani Dam is the largest dam in the world in terms of volume for flood protection with a floodstock of 588,690 cubic hectometers [ 4 ] while Sabakzai Dam is the 7th largest with a floodstock ...
Mangla is the site of the historic Mangla Fort. [4] The fort is situated on a high hill overlooking the Jhelum river, dividing the Mirpur and Jhelum districts. A part of Mangla fort was razed during the construction of the Mangla Dam, however, a large part remains and serves as a public recreation place. [citation needed]
Rasul Barrage is a barrage on the River Jehlum between Jhelum District and Mandi Bahauddin District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 72 km downstream of Mangla Dam . New Barrage and old barrage
Mangla Cantonment is an army garrison near Mangla Dam in Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan. [1] [2] The town of Mangla and Mangla dam are located across the Jhelum river in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The cantonment has an area of 1.2 km 2 with a population of 10,000. [1]
The Jhelum River [a] is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, into Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, then the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Picture Name River Year completed Ref. Balloki Headworks: Ravi: 1915 1966 (remodeling) [2]Chashma Barrage: Indus: 1971 [3]Ghazi Brotha Barrage: Indus: 2004 [4]Islam Headworks
Sultanpure (Punjabi\Urdu: سُلطانپُور) is a village and union council of Dina Tehsil, Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is a historical village of the Gahkar tribe and is located near Mangla Cantonment and Mirpur. Before the Mangla Dam was constructed, Sultanpur's area was 175,000 kanals.