Multan city
city of saints

According to persian poetry

CHAHAR CHEEZ AST TOHFA-I-MULTAN.
GARD, GARMA, GADA, GOORISTAN.

Which means that,

"Four things are gifts of Multan.
Dust, Summer, Baggers and Gravewards."

Multan persian words

SPECIAL INFORMATAION ABOUT MULTAN CITY


  1. MULTAN IS CALLED MADENA-UL-AULIA
  2. MULTAN IS LARGEST CITY OF SOUTH PUNJAB
  3. MULTAN IS 7th LARGEST CITY OF PAKISTAN
  4. MULTAN IS OLDEST CITY OF PAKISTAN
  5. SPECIAL GIFTS ARE MANGOES, SOHAN HALVA, BLUE PAINTED POTERY
  6. NISHTAR HOSPITAL IS LARGEST IN SOUTH ASIA
  7. STAT BANK BUILDING IS HIGHEST NEW-AGE BUILDING MULTAN
  8. HIGHEST PLACE OF MULTAN IS KILA KOHNA
  9. IT IS THE HOTTEST AREA OF PUNJAB
  10. INZAMAM [CRICKETER] BELONG TO MULTAN
  11. HALAKU KHAN AND MHHAMMAD -BIN -QASIM ALSO REACHED MULTAN
  12. FAMOUS PLACES OF MULTAN ARE
    Multan Kila
    1. FORT (KILA KOHNA CONQUERED BY MUHAMMAD-BIN-QASIM)
    2. CANTT
    3. SADAR
    4. CANTT GARDEN
    5. LAKE (CHAMMAN ZAR ASKARI JHEEL)
    6. BUHAR GATE
    7. HARAM GATE
    8. DOLAT GATE
    9. SHAH SHAMS PARK
    10. HUSSAIN AGAGI

  13. FAMOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES OF MULTAN ARE
    1. NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE
    2. BAHAUDIN ZIKARIYA UNIVERSITY
    3. GOVT. COLLEGE BOSAN ROAD
  14. FAMOUS RIVER CHNAB ALSO PASSES NEAR MULTAN
  15. A NEW ADDITION IS MULTAN ART COUNCIL
FAMOUS SAINTS OF MULTAN
Bahaudin Zakkaria, Shahruk-na-Alam, Syed Ahmad Kazmi,Ataula Shah Bukhari ,

This page is made by Junaid and written by Naveed Zafar

State Bank State Bank Building, which has blue tiles, the characteristic Multani style. It is the highest new age building in the city of multan. It is present in front of Muslim High School, the most famous Govt. School in Multan. The KULFA of Muslim High School is very famous.
Saint's Mizar A tomb of a saint. Tomb resembles with the most famous tomb of Shah Ruken-i-Alam.

Arts Council Arts Council of Multan. It has also an artistic touch.




HISTORY OF MULTAN BY JUNAID



MULTAN OF TODAY

Multan is the oldest city of Pakistan but still its population is under controll. It is the most ignored big city in the eyes of Pakistan Govt. Multan has a big cantt and it is under influence of Pakistan Army.

The local population is called Multani/SARAIKI and their language is also called SARAIKI.

The educational standards of Multan are very high.

Multan is a city in south central Punjab province. It is built just east of the Chenab River. About 966 km from Karachi and more or less right in the center of the country lie the ancient city of Multan. Multan, the 'City of Pirs and Shrines' is a prosperous city of bazaars, mosques, shrines and superbly designed tombs.

A circular road around the rampart gave access to the city through thirteen gates. Some of the imposing structures of these gates are still preserved. In the bazaars of the Old City one still comes across tiny shops where craftsmen can be seen busy turning out master-pieces in copper, brass, silver as well as textiles in the traditional fashion.

The old city has narrow colorful bazaars full of local handicrafts and narrow winding lanes. There are many places of historical, cultural and recreational interest in the city.

Multan is a commercial and industrial center, it is connected by road a rail with Lahore and Karachi and by air with Karachi, Quetta, and Faisalabad. Industries include fertilizer, soap, and glass factories; foundries; cotton, woolen and silk textile mills; flour, sugar and oil mills; and a large thermal-power station. It is famous for its handicrafts (ceramics and camel-skin work) and cottage industries. There are hospitals, public gardens, and several colleges affiliated with the University of the Punjab. The University of Multan was established in 1975. Large, irregular suburbs have grown outside the old walled town, and two satellite towns have been set up. The numerous shrines within the old city offer impressive examples of workmanship and architecture.

The Shams-e Tabriz shrine is built almost entirely of sky-blue engraved glazed bricks. That of Shah Rukn-e Alam (Tughlaq period) has one of the biggest domes in Asia. The shrine of Sheikh Yusuf Gardez is masterpiece of the Multani style. Other shrines include the Pahladpuri Temple and the Idgah Mosque (1735).

Mangoes of Shujabad district are the best in the world. Multani khussa (shoes); embroidered clothes for ladies; embroidered cholas for men; earthenware pottery, painted potter, camel skin ware (e.g. lamps); carpets wooden products, especial lacquered wood.




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