What is "jhelum"

Jhelum is a city in Pakistan on the banks of the Jhelum River.

Jhelum or Jehlum may also refer to:

• Jhelum District, an administrative division in Punjab, Pakistan surrounding the city of Jhelum
• Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus in northern Pakistan and Indian Kashmir
• Jhelum Tehsil, an administrative sub-division in Punjab, Pakistan surrounding the city of Jhelum
• Jhelum Valley, Pakistan, a valley in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
• River Jhelum, another name for the Tan Shan River in Hong Kong (China)
• Jhelum, ship, an East Indiaman, which was abandoned by its crew in Stanley Harbour in 1871
• Battle of Jhelum, a battle fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Hydaspes (now known as the Jhelum).
• Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny, a battle in 1857 fought between British East India Company Forces and Mutineers.

Jhelum ( Urdu, ) is a city on the right bank of the Jhelum River, in the district of the same name in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British Army before independence and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as city of soldiers or land of martyrs and warriors. Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander of Macedonia and Raja Porus. A city called Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus. Other notable sites nearby include the 16th-century Rohtas Fort, the Tilla Jogian complex of ancient temples, and the 16th-century Grand Trunk Road which passes through the city. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the population of Jhelum was 145,647 and in 2012 its population is 188,803. The name of the city is derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow), as the river that flows through the river originates in the Himalayas. There are a number of industries in and around Jhelum city, including a tobacco factory, wood, marble, glass and flour mills.