Thursday, December 3, 2009

Salt Souvenirs of khewra


Salt mine itself is a really important and a historical place.After 2006 when the production of salt from the salt mine halted a new phenomenon was seen.Although salt production had stopped but after some time salt souvenirs started to show up. The place was converted to a tourist resort where people from through out the world could visit and admire the place. To keep a record of what they visited they bought those salt souvenirs from the shop keepers. These shop keepers are those who worked and mined in side the salt mine and now they earn a living by selling the salt souvennirs to tourists from across the world. There are in all 5- 6 shops of salt souvenirs in Khewra. 3 shops are seen in the way when we travel from Pind dadan khan towards the salt mine. While the rest of the 2 are located outside the salt mine.1 close to the parking area and 1 close to the main alley where people tend to rest and spend time with their families. Shop keepers have different types of soveniurs. Some of them are named as:

  • Natural Salt Lamps
  • Crafted T Salt Lamps
  • Hand crafted Salt Lamps
  • Hand crafted candle holder
  • Natural Salt candle holder
  • Tea Light Holder/Ligids
  • Salt crafted animal shapes
  • Salt crafted English names
  • Salt Tiles
These are all sold at different Prices according to the effort given to each and every product.

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