A visit to Multan...!!!

Multan  is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's third largest city by area and its fifth largest by population.  In the geographic center ,the city is located on the banks of the Chenab River of the country.Multan is located in a bend created by five rivers of central Pakistan.

Multan is known as the City of Sufi Saints and Madinat-ul-Auliya because of the large number of Sufi saints from the city. The birth of BABA FAREED took place there,who was the renowned poet of Punjabi language.

Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam

Inhabitants of District can speak a great variety of Punjabi language, although few of these dialects are called as separate language “Saraiki”, but because of good and loving nature of people, there is no distinction or hate among different dialects and have a mix culture of Great (North and South) Punjab..

• Multani (Main)
• Majhi or Standard (Huge number in cities and border area with Khanewal district)
• Riasti (Border area with Bahawal pur and Lodhraan districts)
• Haryanvi (A mixture of Punjabi and Urdu spoken by sizeable population in cities)
• Urdu is mother tongue of few people but being national language is spoken and understood by the sizeable population.
• English is also understood and spoken by the educated elite.

                                                     Background 

Multan was conquered along with Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim, from the local ruler Chach of Alor circa 712 AD.Following bin Qasim's conquest, the city was securely under Muslim rule, although it was in effect an independent state and most of the subjects were non-Muslim.

Multan's famous Medical College

Famous Nishtar Medical College

In 1950, then-Governor Abdur Rub Nishtar founded Nishtar Medical College. Doctor graduates of this institution have spread across the world, and many have become established names in the field of medicine.

                 

Specialities of Multan

Pottery of Multan

The pottery of Multan is famous all around the world.Pakistan is exporting the pottery of Multan and earning .Basically in handicrafts market ,Pakistan is considered as a major exporter.

Famous Multani Sohan Halwa

Awesome view of Sohan Halwa

No doubt, a speciality of Multan about which if you say that you visited Multan and you have not tasted Sohan Halwa,so it would be considered as Incomplete trip.

Hand Made Embroidery

Sample of hand made Multani Embroidery

Sample of hand made Multani Embroidery

Women of Multan love to make embroidery by hands and it's famous all over the world whereverPakistanis use to live...

Few places among several to visit in Multan

Another view of ALLAH_O_AKBAR masjid

ALLAH_O_AKBAR masjid(front view)

Gurdwara in Multan

Gate of Multan

Chawk ghanta ghar(front view)

 All in all ,  the visit to Multan just can't be explain in words. A new voice is being heard among the pakistani peoples that Multan,Bahawalpur and Hazara are going to be declared as an independent province very soon . President spokesman Farhatullah babar said "New provinces are not possible without constitutional amendment and there is no chance of happening it in present circumstances ."

Well in the end, i would conclude it as Multan no doubt, is a land of peoples who use to live with sacrifice,love and other uncoutable attributes...