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Jhelum
Jhelum (Urdu, ) (Greek: Alexandria Bucephalous) 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 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 the Great and Raja Porus. A city called Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Sarosh. 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 2010 its population is 174,679. 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.
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Jhelum (grekiska: Hydaspes) är en flod i både den indiska och den pakistanska delen av Punjab. Enligt legenden ska Alexander den store någonstans längs floden Jhelum ha grundat staden Bukefala, som han uppkallade efter sin stridshäst Bukefalos.
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Dzhelam (rzeka)
Dźhelam (urdu ਜੇਹਲਮ, دریاۓ جہلم , ang. Jhelum) - rzeka w północnych Indiach i Pakistanie, źródła w Himalajach, dopływ rzeki Ćenab. Długość ok. 800 km, powierzchnia dorzecza 55 300 km².
Źródła rzeki znajdują się na południowych stokach Himalajów, w górach Pir Pandźal. Główne miasto nad rzeką to Srinagar.
W roku 326 p.n.e. w pobliżu tej rzeki miała miejsce bitwa pomiędzy wojskami Aleksandra Wielkiego i księcia Porusa.
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