Gharibwal

Village in Punjab Province, Pakistan

Gharibwal غریب وال
Village
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab Province
District	Jhelum District
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Gharibwal (Urdu: غریب وال, romanized: Gharīb Vāl) is a village that is a part of the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is located between the Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, and the Jhelum River near Gharibwal Cement Factory.

Supposed tomb of Ham

In the first century, Romano-Jewish historian Josephus asserted that Ham (son of Noah) and his descendants had populated parts of Asia. In 1891, Hāfiz Shams ad-Dīn of Gulyana claimed that he had a dream in which he was informed the location of Ham's grave, who died at the age of 536. He subsequently established the present tomb in Gharibwal which is 78-foot long. However, many historians have dismissed this as mere rumour and unsupported.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Warraich, Shehryar (22 December 2015). "Grave matters". Jang.com.pk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
^ "Tomb of Hazrat Ham Requires Attention of the Government". The 6 News. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015.