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Jhelum
[ jey-luhm ]
noun
- a river in S Asia, flowing from S Kashmir into the Chenab River in Pakistan. 450 miles (725 km) long.
Jhelum
/ ˈdʒiːləm /
noun
- a river in Pakistan and Kashmir, rising in W central Kashmir and flowing northwest through the Vale of Kashmir, then southwest into NW Punjab to join the Chenab River: important for irrigation, having the Mangla Dam (Pakistan), completed in 1967. Length: about 720 km (450 miles)
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Jhelum, on the river so named,135 was the next stage of our anxious journey.
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The Sikh army were posted near Chillianwalla, on the river Jhelum, their front covered by a thick belt of jungle.
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From Martund we made our way to Vernag, the celebrated spring which is supposed to be the source of the Jhelum river.
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Two marches from Jhelum my wife was suddenly taken alarmingly ill, and had to remain behind when the camp moved on.
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Jhelum and Peshawar were also connected by rail, a military transport train being run by the Post Office between these points.
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