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2012-03-02 19:15 Elraja1988 2365×1890× (804699 bytes) More accurate mapping, previous map was locations of constituent districts, this map is a better representation of where exactly the plateau lies within the greater pothohar region.
The Pothohar Plateau (Punjabi: پوٹھوہار پٹھار, romanized: Pо̄ṭhoā̀r Paṭhār; Urdu: سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار, romanized: Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār), also spelled Pothwar, is a plateau in the Sind Sagar Doab of northern Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.
Sindh Sagar Doab (Punjabi: سندھ ساگر دوآب, romanized: Sindh Sāgar Do'āb), sometimes shortened as Sagar Doab, is a tract of land in the Punjab region, lying between the Indus and Jhelum rivers, in present-day Pakistan.
Tilla Jogian, second highest peak in the Pothohar plateau. The Pothohar Plateau is a plateau and historical sub-region in northern parts of the Punjab region, present-day Punjab, Pakistan. Ethnic Poharis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans . [1]
Oil production was entirely confined to the Potwar Plateau till 1981, when Union Texas Pakistan subsidiary discovered its first oil-field in Lower Sindh. By 1998-1999, the Lower Sindh gas-fields were producing more oil than the Potohar Plateau. Since then, new deposits have also been found here.
[24] [25] The mine is in mountains that are part of a salt range, a mineral-rich mountain system extending about 200 km from the Jhelum River south of Pothohar Plateau to the Indus River near Kalabagh. [6] [8] [26] Khewra mine is about 288 meters (945 feet) above sea level [27] and about 730 meters (2,400 feet) into the mountain from the mine ...
The Thal desert is a subtropical sandy region with severe climatic conditions that are prone to temperature extremes. [17] Approximately 50% of the region sees hyper-arid climatic conditions (annual rainfall less than 200mm) and the remaining half sees semi-arid climatic conditions (annual rainfall between 200mm and 500mm). [18]
Salt Range in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan. The Salt Range (Punjabi: سلسلہ کوہ نمک) is a mountain range in the north of Punjab [1] province of Pakistan, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock salt.