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The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar Butshikan in 1395 CE in memory of the Islamic preacher Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. In recent centuries, some have claimed it was built on top of the ruins of a Hindu Kali temple, [ 3 ] and on a wall still the goddess kali is worshipped. [ 4 ]
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.
It is part of Jhelum Tehsil, [1] and is located at 33°10'48N 72°57'59E with an altitude of 467 metres (1535 feet). [2] Kala Gujran is near Jhelum City.It is home to two major mosques, Jamia Masjid Chaudrian & Jamia Masjid Gujran on Ch Ghulam Ahmad Road. Pakistan Tobacco Company is also situated here. There is a small industrial estate in ...
The small Shahi Masjid (Royal mosque) is near the Kabuli gate and is the most decorated of the fort's original buildings. The mosque includes a prayer chamber and a small courtyard. Stairs lead from the courtyard to the top of the Kabuli gate. The mosque's outer wall is also the fortification wall, meaning soldiers walked over the mosque's roof.
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Marble Lectern at St. John's, Jhelum, in memory of 35 slain British soldiers. It was built in 1860 and is a landmark of the city. It is a Protestant church and was in use during the British colonial period. For forty years it remained closed, but has been renovated and reopened. [citation needed]
Since Mirpur lies in between where the Jhelum River meets the heavily forested foothills of the Pir Panjal mountains and above the plains of the largely treeless Punjab, it was an ideal spot for the construction of the boats used to carry goods from the Himalayas down the five rivers of the Punjab to the Indus River and onto the seaports in the Indus delta.
Kala Deo is a village located in the Northern Punjab in Pakistan close to the Jhelum River.Geographical location: Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia Geographical Coördinates: 32° 59' 0" North, 73° 46' 0" East about 60 mi (or 96 km) South-East of Islamabad, the country's capital.