Mera Sohna Multan
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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LOHARI GATE
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In urdu "Loha" means Iron. The gate named Lohari because the out side vicinity of this gate many LOHARI lives and they have their ...
BOHAR GATE
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This Gate faced towards the River Ravi. Once when Multan was a busy river port. This Gate is the main entrance for the food supply and commu...
DOULAT GATE
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This City Gate is vanished in early days. Only the name is alive & the place where it was to be. It is thought that the Gate called ...
DELHI GATE
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This Gate is named "Dehli" as this faces twoards the Dehli-India and this road leads towards Dehli. During Mughal Period, when eve...
HARAM GATE
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The Gate used to bring your "Haram" is still there and called Haram Gate.
Multan City Historical Gates (PAK GATE)
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This gate named Pak Gate not due to Pakistan, but because of the Saint Hazrat Musa Pak Shaheed. When he died on 33rd Shahban 1010 H, Firstly...
Other Tombs
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In addition to the tombs mentioned in the proceeding pages, Multan and its environs abound in Historical and Archeaological remains of the M...
Multan Fort
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The Multan Fort was built on a detached, rather, high mound of earth separated from the city by the bed of an old branch of the river Ravi. ...
Mausoleum of Shams-ud-Din
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The mausoleum of Shams-ud-Din, commonly known as Shah Shams Tabrez is located about half a mile to the east of the Fort Site, on the high ...
Mausoleum of Rukn-i-Alam
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The Mausoleum of Rukn-i-Alam is the glory of Multan. When the city is approached f rom any side the most prominent thing which can be seen f...
Mausoleum Bahauddin Zakariya
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Today the prime attraction of the Fort area is the Mausoleum of Sheikh Baha-udDin Zakariya (the ornament of the Faith) generally known as Ba...
1900-2003 AD
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Multan, however, lost its very important position as soon as the British stronghold over the sub-continent grew stronger and stronger. Altho...
1800-1900 AD
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By the beginning of 1818 Ranjit Singh succeeded to raise a big army consisting of 25,000 soldiers equipped with necessary provisions which h...
1700-1800 AD
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At the decline of the Mughal Empire Multan had, at first escaped devastation which was experienced by other parts of the subcontinent. The m...
1600-1700 AD
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When Humayun recaptured the Indian throne in 1555 A. D. Multan was also amalgamated in the Mughal Empire, Abul Fazal mentions in "Ain-c...
1400-1500AD
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In 1526 A.D. Shah Hussain Arghun, at that time the ruler of Sind, seized Muitan on behalf of Baber, the Mughal emperor. He bestowed it on hi...
1300-1400AD
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After the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, Multan became its western frontier. In the beginning it was governed by Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha...
1200-1300AD
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In 1218 A.D. Changez Khan invaded Western Turkistan and for the next three centuries history of Multan is practically the history of incursi...
1100-1200AD
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Sultan Shahab-ud-din, who is also known as Mohammad Gbory, finally defeated Pirthvi Raj and conquered India. After consolidating his positio...
1000-1100AD
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Mahmood Ghaznavi attacked Multan for the first time - conquered it and demolished many Hindu temples. He demolished the famous 'Sun Man...
800-900 AD
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Ibn Khurdaba described in his book, "The book of Roads and Kingdoms", "Multan being two months journey from Zarani the capita...
700-800AD
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Mohammad Bin Qasim, the great Muslim general invaded this subcontinent in 712 A. D., and conquered Sind and Multan. The city was conquered a...
600-700 AD
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Subsequent history of Multan is well established and more than sufficient light has been thrown on the cross section by world famou...
400-600 AD
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History is silent for more than six centuries that is until 454 A.D. when White Huns, the barbarous nomads, stormed Multan under the banner ...
Detailed History Of Multan (200-BC)
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The earliest history of Multan fades away in the mists of mystery and mythology. Most of the historians, however agree that Multan beyond an...
Mangoes from Mux (Multan City)
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MANGO, a member of the Anachardiaceae family, is an erect, broad specimen that can reach 100 feet high and 125 feet wide. A tree of this si...
Important Statistics
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Police Stations Police Posts Mauzas Total Union Councils Urban Union councils Rural Union Councils Cantt. Boards Multan Div. 94 12 3542 540 ...
Climate:
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District Multan has an extreme climate. The extreme temperature of Multan in summer is 49ºC whereas 1ºC in winter. The average rainfall is 1...
Best Season:
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October to March (Temperature and rainfall figures quoted are based on ten years research but may vary slightly) Population Census Organizat...
Topography:
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Vast plain ground dissected by rivers, canals and narrow water channels
Altitude:
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About 215 meters (740 feet) above sea level.
Population:
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1931 - 1190001941 - 1430001951 - 1900001961 - 3580001972 - 5390001981 - 7320001988 - 1,000,0001998 - 30, 83000 (updated)
Area:
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5,630 sq. miles (approximately) / 3,721 square Kilometers
City Towns
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Shah Rukan Alam Town Shershah Town Bosan Town Mumtazabad Town Shujabad Town Jalalpur Pirwala Town
Multan City Profile (Location)
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Multan Division lies between north latitude 29'-22' and 30'-45 and east longitude 71'-4' and 72'-4'55. It is loc...
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