Khewra: Salt Mine is located
in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of
Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's largest and oldest
salt mine and the world's second largest. It is a major tourist
attaction, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year. Its history dates back
to its discovery by Alexander's troops in 320 BC, but it started
trading in the Mughal era. The main tunnel at ground level was developed
by Dr. H. Warth, a mining engineer, in 1872, during British rule.
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