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 Khan Pur is an
important city in
southern Punjab (seraikistan).It
is a major railway
junction on Karachi-Pashawar
railway line.Before
independence it was
a district
headquarter in
Bahawal pur State
but now it is a
tehsil of Rahim yar
khan district.Khan
Pur is a city of
rich culture and
educated
people.There are
many educational
institutes in the
city.In this area
people speak
urdu,punjabi and
sraiki
languages.Khan Pur
is close to Indian
border in Cholistan
area.Cholistan is a
largest desert in
Pakistan with very
old archeological
history.
Places Of
Interest
Bhutta Wahan
It is situated at a
distance of 16
kilometers in the
North of Rahim Yar
Khan, on the lost
river Hakra. The
village is said to
be named after the
name of Raja Bhutta
who captured this
locality after Raja
Dahir. This village
is also claimed to
be the birth place
of Sassi, the
renowned heroine of
Sassi-Pannun and of
Ab-ul-Fazal and
Fiazi, sons of
Mullah Mubarik.
Baghla Fort
Remnants and ruins
of this fort are
about 34 kilometers
in the south of
Rahim Yar Khan city,
in Cholistan area.
In 1767 A.D., Ali
Murad Pirjani,
founder of Trinda
Ali Murad Khan (a
village in Thesil
Rahim Yar Khan )
built this fort.
Islam Garh Fort
Islam Garh ,the old
Bhinwar Fort, was
built by Rawal Bhim
Singh in Samabat in
1665, as the
following
inscription on its
gate in Babri
character proves "Samabat
1665 Asuj Wadi 2,
Maharaj Rawal Siri
Bhim Singh ji
Maharaj". The Fort
is situated in the
Cholistan area of
Tehsil Khanpur. It
is 46 kilometers
south east of Baghla
Fort. The fort is in
a dilapidated state.
Khair Garh Fort
Remnants and ruins
of this fort are
located, about 40
kilometers south of
Khanpur Town, in the
Cholistan area. In
1189 A.H. Haji Khan,
son of Ikhtiar Khan
built it and named
it Khair Garh.
Mau Bubarik Fort
According to
Tarikh-e-Murad, a
fort was built by
Raj Hans Karar in
Mau Mubarik as a
residence for his
mother, hence the
name Mau refers to
mother in local
language. The fort
was taken by Shah
Arghun in
 1525 A.D.
It was one of the
six fortresses of
Raj Sahasi 11. It
had 20 bastions and
Towers. The ramparts
were about 549
meters in
circumference and
the walls very
strongly and thickly
built. Here the
shrine of a saint
Sheikh Hakim is of
great importance.
Pattan Minara
The ruins of Pattan
Minara are located
at a distance of
about 8 kilometers
in east south of
Rahim Yar Khan city.
It has variously
been described as
the remains of
Asahoka period, who
built it in 250 B.C.
or a Buddist
monastery. Nearby
the minar, remains
of a fort, a mosque
and some tunnels are
also visible. About
110 years ago
Colonel Minchin a
political agent of
Ex-Bahawalpur state
started the
excavation of these
tunnels but
discontiued digging
for some reasons or
other. According to
Colonel Toy it was
the capital of the
Hindu kingdom in 10
A.D. In the mid of
the 18th century
A.D. Fazal Elahi
Khan Halani a
Daupauta chief
destroyed it and
used its materials
in the construction
of Baghla and Dingar
Fort.
Mosque Of Bhong
It is situated in
the village Bhong at
a distance of 28
kilometers from
Sadiqabad and 53
kilometers from
Rahim Yar Khan. It
was constructed by
Rias Ghazi Muhammad,
a big landlord of
Bhong. It has
beautiful design of
arts and crafts,
with marble stones
of various kinds and
colors. It is well
electrified with
chandeliers of
different kinds. It
is a beautiful piece
of architecture.
Being a worth seeing
religious place,
tourists from far
off places visit it
frequently.
Palace Sultan Of
Abu Dhabi
It is built by
Shiekh Zayad-
Bin-Sultan, ruler of
Abu Dhabi. It is
situated in sandy
desert of Cholistan
at a distance of 18
kilometers
south-east from
Rahim Yar Khan. It
has large and
spacious buildings
having two separate
portions for ladies
and gentlemen. Each
portion contains
rooms and chambers.
There are beautiful
lawns in it having
different beds of
flowers along the
well-shaped roads.
Many domestic birds
like peacocks are
also kept there.
Sultan of Abu Dhabi
visits this district
for hunting and
stays in this
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