Gharibwal | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map Caption: | The heart of Salt range |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jhelum District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Gharibwal (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|غریب وال) is a village that is a part of the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is located between the Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, and the Jhelum River near Gharibwal Cement Factory.
In the first century, Romano-Jewish historian Josephus asserted that Ham (son of Noah) and his descendants had populated parts of Asia. In 1891, Hāfiz Shams ad-Dīn of Gulyana claimed that he had a dream in which he was informed the location of Ham's grave, who died at the age of 536. He subsequently established the present tomb in Gharibwal which is 78-foot long. However, many historians have dismissed this as mere rumour and unsupported.[1] [2]