Jhelum

American  

[jay-luhm] / ˈdʒeɪ ləm /

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing from S Kashmir into the Chenab River in Pakistan. 450 miles (725 km) long.

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Jhelum British  

/ ˈdʒiːləm /

noun

1. 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

He tells us he drove them back and forth between his house in Sialkot and the city of Jhelum, two hours away, where Sara’s grandfather lived.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024

Local investigators have said police found evidence that Urfan briefly returned to Jhelum, before leaving and going into hiding.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

Detectives told the BBC they had expanded the search to two more areas around the city of Jhelum - taking the total to four areas, having received new information from multiple sources.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023

Pakistan police told the BBC they had expanded the search to two more areas around the city of Jhelum - taking the total to four areas, having received new information from multiple sources.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023

On the Pir Panjal, in Kashmir, the Hazarah hills, the hills north of the Jhelum, the Wurdwan hills west of the Beas river, on the Suleiman range, and in Ladakh.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

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