k~), 32.5 N.--72.1 E. The fort was built by Akbar to
protect the passage of the Indus. In the river gorge below is a
whirlpool between two jutting slate rocks, called Kamalia and Jamalia
after two heretics who were flung into the river in Akbar's reign. The
bridge which carries the railway across the Indus still makes Attock a
position of military importance. Population 630.
~Bhera~ (~Shahpur~), 32.3 N.--72.6 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
Population 15,202. A very ancient town which was sacked by Mahmud and
two centuries later by Chingiz Khan. Has an active trade. The
wood-carvers of Bhera are skilful workmen. Woollen felts are
manufactured.
~Chilianwala~ (~Chelianwala~) (~Gujrat~), 32.7 N.--73.6 E. Famous
battlefield (page 187).
~Gujrat~, 32.3 N.--74.5 E. Headquarters of district. Population 19,090.
An old place, famous in recent history for the great battle on 22
February, 1849 (page 187). Has a brisk local trade.
~Hasn Abdal~ (~Attock~) 33.5 N.--72.4 E. On N.W. Railway. Shrine of Baba
Wali Kandahari on hill above village. Below is the Sikh shrine of the
Panja Sahib, the rock in which bears the imprint of Baba Nanak's five
fingers (_panja_).
~Jhelam~, 32.6 N.--73.5 E. Headquarters of district and an important
cantonment. Population 19,678, of which 7380 in cantonment. Has only
become a place of any importance under British rule. Is an important
depot for Kashmir timber trade.
~Kalabagh~ (~Mianwali~), 32.6 N.--71.3 E. Population 6654. Picturesquely
situated below hills which are remarkable for the fantastic shapes
assumed by salt exposed on the surface. The Kalabagh salt is in favour
from its great purity. The Malik of Kalabagh is the leading man in the
Awan tribe.
~Katas~ (~Jhelam~), 32.4 N.--72.6 E. A sacred pool in the Salt Range and
a place of Hindu pilgrimage. The tears of Siva weeping for the loss of
his wife Sati formed the Kataksha pool in the Salt Range and Pushkar at
Ajmer.
~Khewra~ (~Jhelam~), 32.4 N.--73.3 E. In Salt Range five and a half
miles N.E. of Pinddadankhan. The famous Mayo Salt Mine is here.
~Malot~ (~Jhelam~), 32.4 N.--72.5 E. Nine miles W. of Katas (see above).
Fort and temple on a spur of the Salt Range. Temple in early Kashmir
style (_Archaeological Survey Reports_, Vol. v. pp. 85-90).
~Mankiala~ (~Manikyala~) (~Rawalpindi~), 33.3 N.--74.2 E. A little
village close to which are the remains of a great Buddhist _stupa_ and
of a number of monasteries (page 202).
~Murree~
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