Khewra Salt Mine
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The Khewra Salt Mine, also known as Mayo Salt Mine, is the world's second largest salt mine, located in Khewra in the Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan. The mine is in the Salt Range of the Pothohar
Khewra Salt Mine tunnel (Crystal Valley)
The mine is famous for its production of pink Khewra salt.
Entrance to the mine
Display of daily salt production
Himalayan salt
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Himalayan salt is rock salt mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals, is primarily used as a food additive to replace refined table salt
Khewra Salt Mine
…of the Pothohar Plateau, which rises from the Indus Plain of the Punjab. The mine is famous for its production of pink Khewra salt, often marketed as Himalayan salt, and is a major tourist attraction, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year. Its history dates back to its discovery by Alexander's troops in 326 BC, but…
Himalayan salt (coarse)
Himalayan salt from Khewra Salt Mine near Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan
Himalayan salt crystals