KALABAGH  , a

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