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Pind Dadan Khan
Pind Dadan Khan is a village, and sub administrative area of of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the bank of River Jhelum, about 28 kilometers from the M2 Lahore-Islamabad motorway. The area is renowned for Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, in use..
Pind Dadan Khan
Pind Dadan Khan is a village, and sub administrative area of of Punjab, Pakistan.
It is located on the bank of River Jhelum, about 28 kilometers from the M2 Lahore-Islamabad motorway.
The area is renowned for Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, in use for over 2000 years.
At the Salt mines, there is an underground mosque which is worth seeing if you are passing through here.
The area has a long history going back to the time of Alexander the Great's invasion 325BC.
The small town of Jalalpur Sharif is located in Pind Dadan Khan and is said to be where Alexander the Great's famous horse, Bucephalus is buried.
This village is named after Nawab Dadan Khan, the Muslim Governor of Lahore in the 1700s. There are possibilities of camping in the neighborhood of villages here.
Pind Dadan Khan & Khewra mines can also be an interesting full day Excursion from Islamabad.
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