Jhelum Cantonment

32°55′10″N 73°42′30″E

Jhelum Cantonment
جہلم ﮐﻴﻨٹ
Coordinates: 32.56°N 73.44°E / 32.56; 73.44
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictJhelum
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
49600
Calling code+92-544
Administrative Control
Cantonment Boad Jhelum

Jhelum Cantonment (Urdu/Punjabi: جہلم کنٹونمنٹ), commonly abbreviated to Jhelum Cantt (Urdu/Punjabi: جہلم ﮐﻴﻨٹ) is a cantonment in Jhelum adjacent to the city.

It is one of the most important cantonments (army base) in Pakistan, built in 1849 during the British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, and has grown into a strategically important garrison. It is the headquarters of the 23rd Infantry Division of the Pakistan Army, commanded by a Major General.

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