PUCKHOLI, the capital of a mountainous district of Hindustan, thought to be the Peucelaotis of the Greeks. It was besieged by the army of Alexander, and now belongs to an Afghan chief. Long. 72. 8. E. Lat. 33. 46. N. The district is mountainous, and is situated on the eastern side of the river Indus, about the thirty-fourth degree of north latitude. The climate here is cold, with frequent falls of snow, even in the plains; and it produces all the grains and fruits of Europe. The inhabitants are a rude and savage race, amongst whom there is no security for either life or property.