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	Badshahi Masjid Tip Rating:

By Pakistaniguy on January 16, 2004

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Glowing Salt Masjid inside the
Salt Mine !

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Everything in this little Masjid is made of Salt ! from Minarets to the Door Steps ! Everywhere there is salt. When we asked the guide, how have u been able to attach these bricks together ? he replied that Salt was crushed and used instead of Cement to built this masjid :-) To beautify the Masjid, they have used different colours of Salt Bricks, Red, Pink, White are the major coloured bricks. Between the Bricks they have left space for the bulbs to lit the Masjid. It was a great sight to witness such a Masjid in 21st Century !

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Address: Inside the Salt Mine

Directions: Enter the Mine and turn first right. The Masjid will come after 5 mins of walk on your left hand side.

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	Badshahi Masjid in the Salt Mine ! Tip Rating:

By Pakistaniguy on January 16, 2004

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My friends sitting on the
steps of the Masjid.

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Miners have done a lot of work here inside the mine. They work everyday for about 8 to 9 hours inside this long twisting mine. so, it was not so easy for them to get out of the mine 5 times a day to say their prayers. For this reason they built a beautiful Masjid (Mosque) inside the mine ! They have given the name of this Masjid on the famous Majid of Lahore made by Moghuls - Badshahi Masjid.

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Address: Inside the Salt Mine

Directions: Go straight into the mine and turn first right, this Masjid will come on your left hand side.

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Updated By Pakistaniguy on January 16, 2004

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Salt Mines Post Office

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Do not miss the Salt Mines Post Office. It is not just a building but it is really a proper post office and you can send the post all over the World from here ! There was a post man sitting inside with his stamps book and register to manage all the post. It is also made here to facilitate the miners as well as the tourists to send mails to their loved ones back home. I was very surprised to see it !

This Post office is also made only by Salt! Have you ever imagined the the salt you put on your eggs in the morning could be so useful ? :-)

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Address: Inside the Khewra Salt Mine.

Directions: Enter the Mine and walk straight ahead and make the first right turn. Walk for half a minute and the post office will come on your left hand side.

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	Tree Fossil Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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Burried deep in the
mountain

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Now what is this tree trunk doing so deep inside the mine, as well below the mountain. It is believed that this tree stub visible is approximately 18 ft in length, with 90% buried inside. With almost 300 ft of mountain on top, one can imagine how old this tree fossil could be, and what stories it could tell.

Fortunately Pakistan does not have geologist/scientist interested in such activities, so this fossil is still preserved inside the mine and not removed ;)

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	Man made structures Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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Post office

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To me this was the worst part, and to several this is the best. I strongly feel that the mine should be left in its original state, remove all these man made structures, or shift them outside the mine into a museum of some sort. This doesn’t gel properly with the surrounding.

Any way there is a mosque, Minar-e-Pakistan, and post office made out of salt bricks and illuminated. Post office is functional and you can mail your letters/post cards which will be marked Khewra Salt Mine post office.

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	Old Colonial office structure Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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Old colonial offices

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The Khewra town as well as the site reminds you about the past of this region, and how the British ruled it and left their distinct designs and architecture all around. ICI a British MNC still operates in this area mining by products from Khwera salt mines and producing Soda Ash.

The building in the picture which is at the entrance of the salt mine looks like an old office building that must have been administrative block for managers running the operation.

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	Brine collection ponds Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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Collection pnd

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Now this was totally unusual. For a long time I thought that the salt extracted from this mine was used by an MNC ICI to produce soda ash for paints. I got my chemistry totally wrong.

There are several ponds, 25-80 ft deep around the mine chambers which is collecting brine water seeping from within the mountain ranges. Several of these ponds are invisible to the naked eye due to low lighting; however 2 ponds have been lighted to show the natural beauty. Brine is crystal clear, with smooth salt formation, as if they are icebergs, visible at the bottom.

PMDC needs to light other ponds as well, and remove the man made structures/buildings to make visible the natural beauty.

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	In by Electric train Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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There are two ways to reach the main chamber inside the mine. Walk! Walk is about 20 minutes, depending on your speed, and the other is by mine train. This train starts from the entrance gate and will take you till the main chamber. From their you walk.

Cost is high, Rs. 400 upto 12 people (if you are 1 or 2, it is still Rs. 400). If you have elderly or little children, then train is a better option.

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	Salt Mine Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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Mine chamber

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Mine is operational from 300BC, with reserves enough to last at least 500 years or more. There are several levels above and below the level opened for tourists. This is the only mine in Pakistan developed as a tourist resort. After a short walk through the entrance tunnel, you reach the main chamber and starts your exploration.

Khewra Gorge is known as "Museum of Geology" where rocks from pre-Cambrian age to recent period are exposed.

There are some man made structures (mosque, stage area, Minar-e-Pakistan, post office, etc), and many natural beauty associated with the mine, which I felt is more interesting than what was made to commercialize this resort (man made stuff).

The trip is circular which brings you back to the tunnel you came through.

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Website: http://www.khewra.gov.pk/index.htm

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	Cannon Tip Rating:

Updated By besal on April 29, 2007

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Cannon

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In the main chamber, this old relic, a portable cannon, is left as a reminder to the miners legacy as to how they used to blast loose rocks/salts from the ceiling to clear mines and move forward.

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