Thamewali
تھمےوالی
Town and union council
Thamewali
Coordinates: 32°47′06″N 71°46′49″W / 32.78500°N 71.78028°W / 32.78500; -71.78028
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictMianwali District
Elevation
448 m (1,470 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
People praying in Thamewali, 2019.

Thamewali is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Mianwali Tehsil and is at 32°47'6N 71°46'49E and has an altitude of 448 m (1,470 ft).

History

After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 Hindus left the area. In 2009 the Pakistani army began occupying the area to for nuclear weapon storage.[1]

Geography

Thamewali has salt range mountains on the west side of the village. There is a fort on top of the mountain

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan building nuclear weapons storage unit deep in the mountains". 10 October 2017.
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