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132 square miles. In the north the whole surface is traversed by spurs from the Himaláyas enclosing deep valleys, while in the south the country is unbroken by any important elevation with the exception of the Salt Range of mountains, about two thousand feet high, between the Indus and the Jhelum. Since its annexation by the British the Punjaub has progressed more rapidly than in any similar period of its history, and its agricultural and manufacturing products are known throughout the civilized world.