JHELUM

Jhelum or Jehlum is a city in northern Punjab Province, Jhelum District, Pakistan. Jhelum lies on the right bank of the Jhelum River. The 16th-century Grand Trunk Road passes through the city. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the population of Jhelum was 293,000.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 numbers of industry in and around Jhelum city. Major industries include a tobacco factory, wood, marbel, glass and flour mills.

History
Jhelum is near the site of the famous Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander the Great and Raja Porus This battle took place a few miles downstream from the city centre, along the river banks. The city was founded to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus, and was originally called Bucephala. Nearby there is also the historic 16th century Rohtas Fort and Tilla Jogian.
The main market area of the city is centered around "Shandar Chowk", "GTS Chowk", "Muhammadi Chowk" and includes "Main Bazaar", "Niya Bazaar", "Raja Bazaar", "Kinari Bazaar", "Sarafa Bazaar", and "Chowk-Ehl-e-Hadith" etc.
Some of the main roads of Jhelum City are Civil Line, Railway Road, Old GT Road, Kucheri Road, Iqbal Road and Rohtas Road.
A cantonment was built during the British rule, which has grown up into a strong Garrison, with an Infantry Division commanded by a Major General.
Estimated Population of Jhelum City in 2009 is 172,073 and Area of Jhelum City is about 22 km2. For more details see: List of Cities of Punjab, Pakistan by Area.
Higher/technical education
In technical education Jhelum has two technical colleges, famous Govt. Institute of Technology, Chak Daulat, Jhelum and Govt. Technical Training Institute, Jhelum. Jhelum also has two sub-campuses of the Virtual University of Pakistan namely Wings Instt. of Learning and Punjab College For Women.University of the Punjab is also estabilishing a sub-campus at Jhelum. Governament of Punjab has allocated 65 kanals of land for this purpose.

Colleges
Some of the famous and important colleges of Jhelum City are:
FG College
Army Public School and College Jhelum Cantt.
FG Intermediat College Jhelum Cantt.
Fauji Foundation Model School & College, Jhelum Cantt.
Bahria Foundation College, GT Road, Jhelum.
Govt. Degree College, Jhelum.
Govt. College. G.T. Road, Jhelum.
Govt. College for Women, Jhelum.
Govt. College of Commerce, Bilal Town, Jhelum.
National Foundation School and College, Jhelum.
Govt. Islamia Girls Higher Secondary School and College, Jhelum.
Jinnah Law College Near Kutcheri, Jhelum.
M.A. Jinnah College of Commerce & Computer Science, Jhelum.
PICS, Bilal town Jhelum.
City College for Girls, Jhelum

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