Tilla Jogian

Tilla Jogian is a survey in the eastern foothills of the Salt Mountains in the north of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is located about 25 kilometers west of the city Jehlam. The mountain is named after the built by the famous Yogi Goraknath monk monastery. The remains of the monastery can still be seen today. Located which was built around 1540 by Sher Shah Suri Rohtas (also called Qila Rhotas ), which today represents one of the most important monuments of Pakistan and was declared in 1997 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site on the east side.

In the near Tilla Jogian is a starting place for the testing of military rockets. This plant will - depending on the source - as Tulla, Malute, Malot, Jhelum Dina or referred. From this place started on 6 April 1998, the Pakistani Ghauri -1 medium-range missile on its first test flight. (see also: Rocket launch sites )