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Pakpattan
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About Pakpattan
Pakpattan sits on the route: 25 minutes from Bahawalnagar.
Pakpattan is in Punjab, Pakistan, with about 130,000 people. The nearest town is Bahawalnagar, about 23 km away.
Pakpattan (Punjabi and Urdu: پاکپتّن), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf ( پاکپتّن شریف; "Noble Pakpattan"), is an ancient, historic city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, serving as the headquarters of the eponymous Pakpattan district. It is among the oldest cities in Asia and ranks as the 48th largest city inRead more
Pakistan by population, according to the 2017 census. Pakpattan is the seat of the Sufi Chisti order in Pakistan, and a major pilgrimage destination on account of the Shrine of Baba Farid, a renowned Punjabi poet and Sufi saint. The annual urs fair in his honour draws an estimated 2 million visitors to the town.
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Pakpattan is in Punjab, Pakistan, about 23 km from Bahawalnagar.
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- Population
- 126,706
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Pakistan
- Region
- Punjab
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates
- 30.3431, 73.3894
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