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The Khewra Salt Mine (Urdu: کھیوڑہ نمک کان), also known as Mayo Salt Mine, is the world's second largest salt mine, located in Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The mine is in the Salt Range of the Potohar plateau , which rises from the Indus plain of the Punjab.
Khewra (Punjabi / Urdu: کھیوڑہ) is the second most populated city of Jhelum District and the neighbor city of Pind Dadan Khan in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The city is administratively subdivided into two union councils [1] and is the location of the Khewra Salt Mine. The population of Khewra city is about 35,000 (or 80,000).
The Khewra Salt Mines are among the world's oldest and biggest salt mines. Salt is mined at Khewra in an underground area of about 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi). Khewra salt mine has an estimated total of 220 million tonnes of rock salt deposits. The current production from the mine is 325,000 tons of salt per annum.
The Salt Range (Punjabi: سلسلہ کوہ نمک) is a mountain range in the north of Punjab [1] province of Pakistan, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock salt. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The range extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River .
A small masjid made of salt bricks inside the Khewra salt mine complex. The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, [14] an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain. [15] It is Pakistan's largest and oldest salt mine [16] and the world's second largest.
Mine: Product(s) Coordinates: Associated town: Owner: Dates: Comments: Khewra Salt Mines: Salt: Khewra: Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) ????-Present It is said that when Alexander visited South Asia, coming across the Jhelum and Mianwali region, Khewra Salt Mines were discovered.
Khewra mine railway. The Khewra Salt Mines Railway (Urdu: کھیوڑہ نمک کی کان ریلوے) is a 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow-gauge electric railway located at the Khewra Salt Mines in Khewra, Pakistan. [1] Built in 1930, it once hauled extracted salt from the mines, but now brings tourists in to marvel at the salt formations.
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