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1] Simply relax and do nothing. 2] See people and places. 3] There's everything : High mountain ranges of a thousand miles.,Perpetual snow covered peaks having rest houses,motels, skiing,cabins, vallies,trekkings. 4]Deserts with spectacular sunsets,tranquillity.Villages, thached houses. 5]TV offers about 100 channels incl. BBC,CNN,FOX,Bluemberg,ABC (Partial], music, sports,religous,talkshows,movies,live news.... [6]Excellent beaches with almost year long sun. Mangroves, fishing, Fresh water lakes, rivers. 7]Treasure of Archilogical sites like Mehergardh ( 8000 yrs), Moenjo-Daro (5000 yrs) whose script is STILL to be deciphered, Taxila (3000-5000 Yrs) , route of Alexendar the Great. 8]Unspolied people of Hunza,Kalash in north. 9] Arts and culture. Excellent galleries, boutiques,shopping centers - from glass enclosed to to wayside sellers. Music concerts. Universities, Hospitals , vast Industrial areas. Everything, almost!!!! Address: Explore
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| | | | Villages and Towns: Salt Mines...Khewra | | | | | |
Khewra Salt Mines is situated at the distance of 160 KM from Islamabad and 260 Km from Lahore in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan Jhelum. It has easy approach via Lahore - Islamabad Motorway through Lilla Interchange. Khewra Range is known as the Museum of Geology in the literature where one can find rocks dating back to pre- cambrian time, 600 million years ago.The salt is being mined from Khewra area even before the arrival of Alexander the Great in this area in 320 BC. However, the mine was developed on scientific lines by the British during 1872 and the first qualified mining engineer was Dr.H.Warth from 1872 to 1878. .Major portion of total production of salt from Khewra is consumed by ICI while the remaining quantities are sold to salt dealers for edible purposes and other industrial users, about 10,000 - 18,000 tones salt is exported to India.Khewra Mine not only provides employment opportunities to a large number of people directly and many more indirectly, but also provides social amenities to the people of this town. More than 40,000 local as well foreign tourists comprising all age groups foreigners visit Khewra Salt Mines every year. Visitors are fascinated by a large chamber, measuring over 200 feet in height and several hundred feet in length. Besides, there are some deep chambers connected with the Rock Salt suspension bridges containing saturated brine. When illuminated with electricity, these chambers provide a very attractive sight. Leave a Comment
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