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[[File:Salt Range.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Salt Range in [[Mianwali District]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], Pakistan]]
The '''Salt Range''' ({{lang-pnb|{{nq|سلسلہ کوہ نمک}}}}) is a hill system in the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<ref name=eb>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Salt Range |volume=24 |page=94}}</ref> province of [[Pakistan]], deriving its name from its extensive deposits of [[rock salt]].<ref name=eb/><ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6118/ The Salt Range and Khewra Salt Mine] ''whc.unesco.org'', accessed 21 May 2018</ref> The range extends along the south of the [[Potohar Plateau]] and the north of the [[Jhelum River]]. The Salt Range contains the great mines of [[Khewra]], [[Kalabagh]] and [[Warcha]] which yield vast supplies of salt.<ref name=eb/> [[Coal]] of a medium quality is also found.<ref name=eb/> It is considered to be the original home of [[Jat people|Jats]] by historians.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The People {{!}} Jhelum|url=https://jhelum.punjab.gov.pk/the_people|access-date=2020-11-04|website=jhelum.punjab.gov.pk}}</ref>
*[[Sakaser]] is the highest peak of Salt Range.
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