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753:, the only place with a perennial waterhole, indicate that it was contemporaneous with the Indus Valley Civilisation. The average annual rainfall is only 12 cm, and the little cultivation that exists is made possible by underground wells, drawn up by the camels. The water is stored in troughs, built by the tribes, between sandhills and din waterholes called tobas. The forts here were built at 29 km intervals, which probably served as guard posts for the camel caravan routes. There were three rows of these forts. The first line of forts began from Phulra and went to Lera, the second from Rukhanpur to Islamgarh, and the third from Bilcaner to Kapoo. They are all in ruins now, and you can see that they were built with double walls of gypsum blocks and mud. Some of them date back to 1000 BCE, and were destroyed and rebuilt many times. 645:. In 1836 Bahawalpur stopped paying tribute to Sikh empire. The state's army had defended the territory and openly declared independence. The founder of the State of Bahawalpur was Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi I. The Abbasi family ruled over the State for more than 200 years (1748 to 1954). During the rule of the last Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V, Bahawalpur State was merged with Pakistan. During the 1960s (1954) the Nawab agreed (Agreement dated 3 October 1947) for Bahawalpur to be absorbed into modern Pakistan. He was however given special privileges including the right to import several cars duty-free each year. Bahawalpur was formerly the capital of the state and now is the District and Divisional Headquarters of Bahawalpur Division. 707:
palms, and thickly populated. The chief crops are wheat, gram, cotton, sugarcane, and dates. Sheep and cattle are raised for export of wool and hides. East of Bahawalpur is the Pat, or Bar, a tract of land considerably higher than the adjoining valley. It is chiefly desert irrigated by the Sutlej inundation canals and yields crops of wheat, cotton, and sugarcane. Farther east, the Rohi, or Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with mound ruins of old settlements along its high banks; it is still inhabited by nomads. The principal inhabitants of the region surrounding Bahawalpur are
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Being an expanding industrial city, the government has revolutionized and liberalized various markets allowing the caustic soda, cotton ginning and pressing, flour mills, fruit juices, general engineering, iron, and steel re-rolling mills, looms, oil mills, poultry feed, sugar, textile spinning, textile weaving, vegetable ghee and cooking oil industries to flourish.
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Bahawalpur is also an important agricultural training and educational center. Soapmaking and cotton ginning are important enterprises; cotton, silk, embroidery, carpets, and extraordinarily delicate pottery are produced. Factories producing cottonseed oil and cottonseed cake were built in the 1970s.
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Bahawalpur is located in the southeast of Punjab province, the capital, Bahawalpur city, is 889 km from Karachi. The region surrounding Bahawalpur to the west, called the Sindh, is a fertile alluvial tract in the Sutlej River valley that is irrigated by floodwaters, planted with groves of date
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The main crops for which Bahawalpur is recognized are cotton, sugarcane, wheat, sunflower seeds, rape/mustard seed, and rice. Bahawalpur mangoes, citrus, dates, and guavas are some of the fruits exported out of the country. Vegetables include onions, tomatoes, cauliflower, potatoes, and carrots.
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The city of Bahawalpur is located favourably for commerce, lying at the junction of trade routes from the east, south-east, and south. It is a centre for trade in wheat, cotton, millet, and rice grown in the surrounding region. Dates and mangoes are also grown here. Canals supply water for
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It is an important marketing centre for the surrounding areas and is located on the crossroads between Peshawar, Lahore, Quetta and Karachi. Bahawalpur is also known for its distinctly embroidered slippers and shoes and the filigree pottery which is made here.
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Buses run daily between Bahawalpur and other major cities of Pakistan. Pakistan's longest national highway, N-5, also passes through town, connecting Bahawalpur to Karachi and Lahore.
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peoples. There are many historical sites in the area, including Uch, southwest of Bahawalpur, an ancient town dating from Indo-Scythian (Yüeh-chih) settlement (c. 128 BC to AD 450).
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invaded some towns of modern Pakistan's Punjab province but Bahawalpur had a stronghold of the state's Abbasi nawabs in the city management and the town was free of
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East of Bahawalpur is the Cholistan Desert which covers about an area of 20,000 km  of Bahawalpur and 1000 km of
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irrigation. The principal industries are cotton ginning, rice and flour milling, and the handweaving of textiles.
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in the region sometimes claim descent from the Arab soldiers who accompanied Muhammad Bin Qasim.
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region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
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and surrounding areas of Shorkot. The region came securely under the control of the
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The Nawabs of Bahawalpur originally came from Sindh and claimed descent from the
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Located in the south of the Punjab province, Bahawalpur district is bordered by
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and extends into the Thar Desert of India. The region was once watered by the
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the various parts of Punjab and the whole Sindh came under the Arab rule when
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are the predominant religious community with 98.14% of the population while
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In 2023, the district had 674,155 households and a population of 4,284,964.
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At the time of the 2023 census, 67.87% of the population spoke
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ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly
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of India. The district is a major producer of cotton.
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In the south, the 2001: 1987: 1711: 1697: 1546: 1477:"Bahawalpur shatters cotton-sowing record" 454: 452: 130: 1393: 1349: 579:took over the region in 997 C.E. for the 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 1191:Languages of Bahawalpur district (2023) 534: 523: 964:Religion in Bahawalpur district (2023) 2393: 323:24,830 km (9,590 sq mi) 1982: 1692: 467:, Pakistan, with capital the city of 307: • District Health Officer 299: • District Police Officer 44:adding citations to reliable sources 15: 1253:spoken in India's Rajasthan state. 730: 13: 856: 583:empire established by his father, 14: 2417: 1503:"NRB: Local Government Elections" 1256: 756: 2054: 1784: 1294: 1280: 1126: 1108: 1090: 1072: 698:settled in Bahawalpur District. 239: 219: 203: 173: 162: 20: 1509:. 5 August 2012. 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