Dhamiak
Place in Punjab, Pakistan
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Dhamiak is a village of Jhelum District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located around 80 kilometres from Islamabad at 33°12'0N 73°28'0E with an altitude of 447 metres (1,467 ft).[1] It is also the death place of Muhammad of Ghor, the 12th century conqueror.[2]
In 1994-1995, nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan had a mausoleum built for Ghori in Dhamiak.[3] A paternal ancestor of Khan was an Uzbek soldier who had come to India with Muhammad of Ghor.[4]
