Multan

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Multan

(The City of Saints)




Multan ( مُلتان ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the banks of the Chenab River, Multan is Pakistan's 7th largest city, and is the major cultural and economic centre of southern Punjab.

Multan's history stretches deep into antiquity. The ancient city was site of the renowned Multan Sun Temple, and was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian Campaign.
Multan was one of the most important trading centres of medieval Islamic India,[7] and attracted a multitude of Sufi mystics in the 11th and 12th centuries, earning the city the nickname City of Saints.
The city, along with the nearby city of Uch, is renowned for its large collection of Sufi shrines dating from that era.


District  :   Multan

Nickname  :   City of Saints

Population  :   1,871,843 ( 18.7 lac + )



History

The Multan region has been continuously inhabited for at least 5,000 years. The region is home to numerous archaeological sites dating to the era of the Early Harappan period of the Indus Valley Civilisation, dating from 3300 BCE until 2800 BCE. 

After his conquest of Sindh, Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE captured Multan from the local ruler Chach of Alor following a two-month siege.

 Following bin Qasim's conquest, the city's subjects remained mostly non-Muslim for the next few centuries

The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement.

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India en masse, while some Muslim refugees from the newly independent Republic of India settled in the city.




Attractions



Notable saints of Multan

  • Shah Yousaf Gardezi (d. 1136), tomb located inner Bohar Gate Multan
  • Mai Maharban (11/12th Century), tomb located near Chowk Fawara, children complex Multan
  • Bahauddin Zikarya (1170–1267), tomb located in Multan Fort
  • Makhdoom Abdul Rasheed Haqani (1170 - 1260) , tomb located in Makhdoom Rasheed Multan
  • Shah Rukne Alam (1251–1335), tomb located in Multan Fort
  • Khawaja Awais Kagha (d. 1300)3, tomb located in Dera Basti graveyard Multan
  • Syed Musa Pak (d. 1592)
  • Hafiz Muhammad Jamal Multani (1747–1811)
  • Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (1892–1961), buried in Jalal Bakri
  • Syed Noor ul Hassan Bukhari (1902-1983), buried in Jalal Bakri
  • Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913-1986), buried in Eid Gah, Multan
  • Hazrat Qazi Hisamuddin Multani known as Qazi Jamaluddin Multani Badauni


Mausoleums

  • Mausoleum of Baha-ud-Din Zakaria
  • Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
  • Shamsuddin Sabzwari Multani
  • Mausoleum of Shah Gardez
  • Mausoleum of Musa Pak Shaheed
  • Mausoleum of Hafiz Muhammad Jamal Multani
  • Shahadna Shahaid is located near Delhi Gate and is the shrine of a faithful disciple of 'Bahaul Haq'.
  • The mausoleum of Bibi Pak Daman is located near Basti Daira.
  • Mausoleum of Sher Shah Syed on Multan-Mazzaffargarh Road.
  • Mausoleum of Makhdoom Abdul Rashid Haqqani at Makhdoom Rashid Road.
  • Totla Mai near Haram Gate.
  • Shah Ali Akbar, a descendant of Shah Shams Sabzwari. He was the grandson of Shah Shams. His mausoleum is situated in Shia Miani Multan.
  • Baba Safra near Eidgah
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Universities

  • Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, Jalalpur PirWala, Multan
  • Air University (Pakistan Air Force), Islamabad (Multan Campus)
  • Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
  • Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan
  • National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore (Sub Campus Multan Campus)
  • National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad (Multan Campus)
  • NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan
  • University of Education, Lahore (Multan Campus)
  • Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore (Multan Campus)
  • Women University Multan
  • Usman Daud University Multan,(UDU)
  • Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan
  • Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology, Multan



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