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KALABAGH , a See also: town of See also: British See also: India in the See also: Mianwali See also: district of the See also: Punjab
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Pop
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(1901), 5824
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It is picturesquely situated at the See also: foot of the See also: Salt range, on the right See also: bank of the See also: Indus, opposite the railway station of Mari
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The houses nestle against the See also: side of a precipitous See also: hill of solid
See also: rock-salt, piled in successive tiers, the roof of each tier forming the street which passes in front of the See also: row immediately above, and a cliff, also of pure rock-salt, towers above the town
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The supply of salt, which is worked from open quarries, is practically inexhaustible
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See also: Alum also occurs in the neighbouring hills, and forms a considerable item of See also: local See also: trade
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Iron implements are manufactured
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