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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 !
Written Jan 16, 2004
Address: Inside the Salt Mine
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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.
Written Jan 16, 2004
Address: Inside the Salt Mine
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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.
Updated Apr 29, 2007
Written Dec 6, 2004
Written Jan 7, 2004
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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...
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Q: I can't find any commercial (non-VIP) airport to go to Khewra. please tell me what is the best way to go there. should I arrange...
A: Khewra salt mines are approx. 2-3 hours drive from Lahore or Rawalpindi on the motor way. The last I know there are no airports around. So you will probably have tro...
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On his usual Sunday morning stroll, Alexander the Great and his merry men visited this region in 320 BC. In one of his annals, a General in Alexander’s army wrote about an existence of a salt mine in...
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KHEWRA - Famous for World's 2nd Largest Salt Mine
First Visit: January 2004 Second Visit: December 2004 01.01.2004: It was a cold and foggy winter morning in Lahore. Alarm woke me up at 6.20 a.m. I slept late because it was new year’s night and...
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The name Khewra tempts me to title this travelogue as Kool Khewra or rather Kewl Khewra… playing with vague and abstract associations like this while breaking basic spelling rules of the language of...
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Exploring Khewra As one crosses the river Jhelum on the motorway on way from Lahore to Islamabad, one cannot but appreciate the spectacular rise (700 metres approximately) of the Salt Range...
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The main tunnel at ground level developed by Dr. Warth in 1872 has been converted into Tourist Resort. Thousands of tourists visit Khewra Salt Mines every year. They are fascinated by nature’s beauty...
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