Khewra Mines is a well-known vacation destination.
The Khewra Salt Mine is situated in the city of Khewra, close to Pind Dadan Khan, Punjab. Found in 320 BC
by the soldiers of Alexander the Incomparable while they were resting close by, the mines started business creation
during the Mughal rule. The Pakistan Mineral Advancement Partnership (PMDC) has managed the mine after the parcel
of the Indian sub-mainland.
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TOURING THE KHEWRA SALT MINES
Drawing in a great many guests yearly, the Khewra Mines has turned into a famous traveler objective for local people
and outsiders the same. The fundamental passage of the mine was created by an English mining engineer, Dr. H. Warth,
in 1872, and this is additionally the spot generally visited by guests.
While it is the second biggest salt mine on the planet and the biggest save of palatable salt in Pakistan, you may be
asking why it’s well known as a traveler objective.
One look inside the mine is everything necessary to respond to the inquiry, yet assuming you want the inspiration to
design your visit, there’s a ton that can be investigated here. The Khewra Mines comprise more than 40 kilometers of
passages and 19 levels, with 7 above and 12 beneath the ground.
Need to know more? This is what the future holds for you once you enter the Khewra Salt Mines:
TAKING THE TRAIN
Indeed, truth be told. To ride a mining train, your desire can work out here. The electric train that runs from the entry
of the mine to the fundamental lobby is supposed to be from the 1930s when mining initially started at Khewra.
It is in wonderful working condition, however, and for each ticket is charged to travel. A gathering of 12 people
or more can pay per trip as opposed to per head for the ride. You can likewise enter the mine by walking if you have any
desire to investigate it at your speed.
THE Get-together Corridor
The train ride closes in a 75-meter-high gathering corridor that is the focal cave for the mine. The wide breadth of the
room frequently leaves individuals in amazement. There is likewise a characteristic cutting in the wall here that looks
like Allama Iqbal.
BADSHAHI MOSQUE
After expressing farewell to the train, the principal thing you’ll presumably focus on is the Badshahi Mosque
worked inside the focal chamber. What’s one of a kind about the mosque is that it is made totally of rock salt, with salt
blocks of changing varieties.
As the dig is popular for having salt stores of white, pink, and red salt, you can envision the wonder that this design is,
particularly when it is enlightened by lights concealed in breaks along the walls. The mosque even has two minarets
cut out of rock salt.
Small-scale Copies OF Widely Popular Landmarks
On the off chance that you think the mosque was terrific, the following couple of sights will dazzle you like nothing else.
The primary passage is likewise home to small-scale copies of renowned landmarks assembled and cut altogether from rock salt.
Among these are ‘The Incomparable Mass of China as well as Pakistan’s own ‘Minar-e-Pakistan,’ the ‘Shimla Slope of Lahore,’
and the ‘Shopping Center Street of Murree.’ Every one of these landmarks has likewise been illuminated splendidly to build the
magnificence of the multi-shaded salt.
THE Mail center
The Khewra Salt Mine is likewise home to the main mailing station on the planet assembled completely from salt blocks.
It is a completely practical mail center utilized mostly by excavators.
SALT Wellspring
While no salt streams out of this wellspring, it is named so in light of the regular shape this salt development
has assumed control throughout the long term, making it seem to be a streaming drinking fountain.
SALT Lakes
Assuming you are familiar with the Dead Ocean and how it is pungent to such an extent that everything simply drifts,
you can comprehend what the lakes found inside the Khewra Mines are like. Even though no one is permitted to
utilize them, there are a few lakes of saltwater situated inside the mines. Spans have been worked over the lakes to assist
you with crossing.
SALT Scaffold
Otherwise called Pul Sara, this is a restricted 25-foot-long extension that works north of a 100-foot-profound lake of salt water.
What’s interesting about this extension is that it is made totally of salt and uses no segments or points of support for help.
SHEESH MAHAL
A passage inside the mines is known as the Royal Residence of Mirrors or Sheesh Mahal, not because it contains the landmark
of a castle but because the salt top of the passage sparkles like mirrors in the faint lighting. The passage can be investigated as a
component of the directed visit.
PMDC’S ASTHMA RESORT
The regular properties of rock salt adjust the air inside the mines, and the subsequent climate is supposed to be gainful
for individuals experiencing respiratory sicknesses. In this manner, an Asthma Resort has been set up profoundly
underground by the PMDC, which has been drawing in patients from everywhere in the world.
The banquet room of the retreat contains a wellspring, couches, and a TV, giving inviting energy. The actual facility
comprises 12 beds, set up in 6 lodges produced using salt blocks. The whole region is lit delicately with lights while
fans give ventilation to keep up with the ‘miniature environment’ said to be helpful for patients.
Arriving
On the off chance that you’ve previously begun arranging your excursion to the mines, how to arrive should be your next
question. Khewra is a 3-hour drive from Lahore through the M-2 Lahore to Islamabad Motorway.
It is a drive of 2.5 hours using a similar course from Islamabad. The railroad station at Khewra is likewise
functional with unique trains from Lahore and Rawalpindi running at normal spans.
Voyaging TIPS
- Since you’re arranging your visit, it is vital to take note that the mine is open every day, even on open occasions and Sundays between 9 am and 6 pm.
- Insignificant passage charges will be relevant for the two local people and outsiders with understudy limits
- additionally being advertised.
- Both male and female dig guides are accessible for the visit.
- The visit through the mine requires 90 minutes, and being happy with strolling shoes is suggested.
- The climate in Khewra Mines is wonderful throughout the entire year, with the chambers being cool in the
- late spring and warm in the colder time of year.
- Photography is permitted inside, and it is prescribed to bring a camera that performs well in low lighting.
- While there are little tuckshops and eating regions worked inside the mine, you ought to pack a few tidbits and a water
- bottle for individual use.
- On the off chance that you are venturing out a significant distance to arrive and don’t have any desire to head back that every day, you can book a night’s visit at the Khewra Salt Mines Traveler Resort run by the PMDC.
The construction of the Khewra Mines is very steady and offers an opportunity to investigate an alternate world underground,
so pack for a road trip to investigate the marvels of this traveler objective however much you might want. Remember to
bring back a salt light as a trinket. Besides the fact that mending properties yet, in addition, make extraordinary gifts
for friends and family!