Dhalla
Dhalla ( ur, ) is a small town of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It has 260 houses. It is located in Northern Punjab at 33°25'36N 72°57'25E with an altitude of 434 metres (1423 ft) and lies south of the district capital, Rawalpindi. The latest consolidation operation was held in 1986. Descendants of those that held leadership positions during the Sikh Empire and British Raj continue to use the awarded Dhalla title and some families have even adopted Dhalla as a surname. History Before the Partition of India, independence of Pakistan in 1947, Dhalla was mostly populated by Sikhs. Following the 1947 partition, Sikhs migrated back to India peacefully along with their brotherhood. Majority of Sikhs from Dhalla have migrated to Jalandhar, India and Patiala, India since the Pakistani partition. There are some remains of man-made caves in the hills of Dhalla that used to provide shelter from the rain for herds and farmers. The caves were ...
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Jawa Dam, Pakistan
Jawa Dam is a dam located in Rawalpindi District on Jawa River in Punjab, Pakistan. The dam is high and has a gross reservoir capacity of . The dam was completed in 1994 at a cost of PKR 20.13 million and has an estimated life span of 65 years. The reservoir has a gross command area of . See also List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan Notes

Dams in Punjab, Pakistan, Dams in Pakistan Dams completed in 1994 {{pakistan-struct-stub ...
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