natural resources in pakistan
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•Located in South East Asia.
•Created on August 14, 1947.
•Area covering 796,095 km2.
•Population exceeding 180 million people.
•Official language is Urdu
•Capital Islamabad
Education
• More than 132 universities
• Higher education system includes the public, private, military and vocational universities
Food • Pakistani food is known to its richness
and flavour.
• It has been partly influenced by Arab, Persians, and Indians cuisine, it retains its own distinct Pakistani flavour.
Music
•There are more than six hundred pakistani musical instruments.
•The most well known are:
• Sitar
• Tabla
• Bansari
• Dhool
• Rabab
Minerals
• Pakistan is home to many verieties of minerals.
• Some of them are
• Copper
• Gold
• Silver
• Platinum
• Chromites
• Iron
• Lead
• Zinc
SALT MINES
• Pakistan’s largest and oldest and world second largest salt mine is in Khewra, Punjab.
• The Khewra Salt Mine is also known as Mayo Salt Mine, in honour of Lord Mayo, who visited it as Viceroy of India.
• The salt reserves at Khewra were discovered when Alexander the Great crossed the Jhelum and Mianwali region during his Indian campaign. The mine was discovered, however, not by Alexander, nor by his allies, but by his army's horses, when they were found licking the stones.
Coal Mines
• Pakistan has world 5th largest coal reserves.
• It is also named as BLACK GOLD.
• Found in huge quantities in Thar, Quetta, Makarwal, Harnai, Chamalong.
These trolleys were powered by small motors and are used to bring out coal sacks from
inside the mine
Inside the mine: The lift system which takes coal and miners up and down between the mine and the
surface.
A tired miner sits on a coal sack, waiting for the supervisor to ring the bell so that he can go up.
COPPER and Gold Mine
• In Reko Diq, Baluchistan deposits of copper and gold are present. It is world 7th largest mine.
• Copper and gold are some highly precious metals. They are used for making ornaments, utensils and decorative articles.
• Copper is used in electrical equipment, power and communication transmission lines.
Dam
• Total dams and reservoirs in Pakistan over the height of 15 m (49 ft) are 143.
• Tarbela Dam is the largest earth filled dam in the world and is second largest by the structural volume.
• Tarbela, Rawal, Mangla, Khanpur are some dams of Pakistan.
Rivers• Pakistan’s river system consists of more than 60 small
and large rivers.
• Jhelum River, Chenab River, Ravi River, Sutlej River, Kabul River etc are some main rivers of Pakistan.
• Indus River, with an overall length of around 3200 KM and total estimated annual flow of 207 billion cubic meters, is Pakistan’s longest and largest river.