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PRONUNCIATION OF JHELUM

Jhelum  [ˈdʒiːləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JHELUM

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Jhelum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JHELUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jhelum

Jhelum

Coordinates: 32°55′43″N 73°43′53″E / 32.92861°N 73.73139°E / 32.92861; 73.73139 Jhelum /ˈdʒeɪləm/ is a city on the right bank of the Jhelum River, in the district of the same name in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British Army before independence and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as city of soldiers or land of martyrs and warriors. Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander of Macedonia and Raja Porus. A city called Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Sarosh. Other notable sites nearby include the 16th-century Rohtas Fort, the Tilla Jogian complex of ancient temples, and the 16th-century Grand Trunk Road which passes through the city. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the population of Jhelum was 145,647 and in 2012 its population is 188,803. The name of the city is derived from the words Jal and Ham, as the river that flows through the river originates in the Himalayas.

Definition of Jhelum in the English dictionary

The definition of Jhelum in the dictionary is 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, completed in 1967. Length: about 720 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JHELUM


alum
ˈæləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
Caelum
ˈsiːləm
celom
ˈsiːləm
column
ˈkɒləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
Elam
ˈiːləm
emblem
ˈɛmbləm
Fulham
ˈfʊləm
Harlem
ˈhɑːləm
Jerusalem
dʒəˈruːsələm
Malayalaam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
Malayalam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
problem
ˈprɒbləm
Salem
ˈseɪləm
slalom
ˈslɑːləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
velum
ˈviːləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JHELUM

Jezebel
Jezreel
Jezreelite
JFET
JFK
Jhabvala
jhala
Jhansi
Jharkhand
jhatka
JHVH
JHWH
Jiang Jie Shi
Jiang Jing Guo
Jiang Qing
Jiang Zemin
Jiangsu
Jiangxi
jiao
Jiaozhou

WORDS THAT END LIKE JHELUM

antebellum
baculum
Blum
cerebellum
Colum
frenulum
hoodlum
infundibulum
lum
ornithogalum
paspalum
peplum
phylum
plum
reticulum
skelum
slum
tantalum
tropaeolum
vellum

Synonyms and antonyms of Jhelum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Jhelum» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

杰赫勒姆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Jhelum
570 millions of speakers

English

Jhelum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झेलम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جيلوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Джелам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jhelum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝিলাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jhelum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jhelum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jhelum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェルム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

젤 룸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jhelum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Jhelum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜீலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झेलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jhelum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jhelum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jhelum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джелам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jhelum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Jhelum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jhelum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Jhelum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Jhelum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Jhelum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JHELUM»

The term «Jhelum» is regularly used and occupies the 70.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JHELUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Jhelum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JHELUM»

Discover the use of Jhelum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Jhelum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From Jhelum to Tana
Soaked In Nostalgia For A Bygone Era, This Remarkable Tale Recounts A Punjabi Family S Adaptation To A New Nation And New Ways Of Seeing The World.
Neera Kapur-Dromson, 2007
2
Let The Jhelum Smile Again
On the political situation in Kashmir.
Anil A. Athale, 1997
3
Rivers of the World: A Social, Geographical, and ...
The Punjab plains lie on the border between northwest India and Pakistan and represent the coalescence of the floodplains of five rivers: the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej (see Figure 1 on p. 24). Draining a dry region, the rivers ...
James R. Penn, 2001
4
Cities, Towns and Villages in Jhelum District: Jhelum, ...
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 157. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
LLC Books, 2010
5
Systematic Geography of Jammu and Kashmir
The valley has to depend largely on the electricity to be supplied by the lower Jhelum hydroelectric project, which has so far been contributing largest amount of electricity in the region. LOWER JHELUM HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT The J&K ...
S.A. Qazi, 2005
6
Jhelum District: Jhelum River, Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
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Jhelum: Rohtas Fort, Jhelum District, Raiya Chak Maddu, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
8
Indus Waters and Social Change: The Evolution and Transition ...
THE. JHELUM. RIVER. It is the Vitasta of the Rigveda, Vyeth in Sanskrit, Hydaspes of the historians ofAlexander the Great; Bihat, Wihat or Bihatab of Muslim historians of early Muslim expeditions, and Biyatta or Jailam in Alberuni's India.
Saiyid Ali Naqvi, 2012
9
Articles on Jhelum, Including: Jhelum District, Jhelum ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Jhelum : Jhelum is a city in northern Punjab Province in Pakistan (population 293,000 in 1998). Jhelum lies on the right bank of the Jhelum River. Across the river is a smaller town, Sarai Alamgir, where the Military College Jhelum (MCJ) is  ...
Om Gupta, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JHELUM»

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Flood threat looms large, authorities review preparedness
Pertinently, Srinagar city bore the brunt of last year's floods as habitations on both sides of Jhelum were submerged for several weeks. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
2
Flood alert in Kashmir; Jhelum flowing above danger mark
A flood alert was sounded in Kashmir and low-lying areas in Srinagar on Monday as incessant rainfall led to the swelling of the Jhelum river. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
All set: Funding resumes for Neelum Jhelum project
Putting an end to funding woes, Gulf lenders have agreed to resume financing for the 969-megawatt Neelum Jhelum hydropower project, ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Pakistani workers and Chinese engineers at the Neelum-Jhelum
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced that the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the co-financers on the project ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
5
5000 trees cut, 44 structures demolished along Jhelum
BANDIPORA, JULY 10: In pursuance of the directions of High Court, Special Revenue Squads from District Administration Bandipora ... «Kashmir Images, Jul 15»
6
Wapda to install 2 turbines on Neelum-Jhelum for 968MW
ISLAMABAD - The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is planning to install two small turbines on the Neelum Jhelum to meet the ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
7
Neelum Jhelum project: Govt rejects higher interest payments on …
Pakistan had kicked off work on the Neelum Jhelum River in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to secure water supplies but India also started ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Rivers Indus, Jhelum, Kabul and Chenab in low flood
After widespread monsoon rains in upper catchment areas of the rivers, the mighty Indus at Tarbela, river Kabul at Nowshera, river Jhelum at ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
9
Neelum-Jhelum project hits road block due to costs
ISLAMABAD: The completion of Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project has hit a road block due to the cost of the entire project, and funding ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
10
Jhelum Fury
With Jhelum's belly filled by silt up to its brim, a day's downpour sends the alarm bells ringing in valley. So far the government has been ... «Kashmir Life, Jul 15»

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