Kala Deo is a village in the northern part of

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. Situated near the

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, Kala Deo is approximately 96 kilometers southeast of

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, and 5 kilometers north of the city of

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Salsa Blanca Mosque

The village is known for the Salsa Blanca Mosque (also known as the Khanqah-e-Sultania Mosque), which is believed to have been built around 1743 by a family of

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. Some members of this family were later displaced during the construction of the

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. The mosque is named after Sultania, the household in Kala Deo where these scholars resided prior to the construction of this mosque. The land on which the original mosque and its grounds are situated was donated by the Sultania family. Sultania was buried inside the

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grounds after he died, and over time, other descendants of the family were also buried there.

References

Populated places in Jhelum District {{Jhelum-geo-stub