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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Thamewali

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.

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.


32°47′6″N 71°46′49″E / 32.78500°N 71.78028°E / 32.78500; 71.78028