Mithankot
Sign in to saveMithankot () also known as Kot Mithan, is a city in Rajanpur District in Punjab, Pakistan. Mithankot is located on the west bank of the Indus River, a short distance downstream from its junction with Panjnand River. Most of its inhabitants are Saraikis and Baloch. The city is noted for being the site of the tomb of Sufi poet, Khawaja Ghulam Fareed. Kot Mithan is also the land where all five main rivers of Pakistan merge.
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- Pakistan
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- Mithan Kot
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- Town
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- The tomb of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed is located in Mithankot
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- District
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- Rajanpur
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Wikidata facts
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- human settlement
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Rajanpur Tehsil
- Population
- +37500
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Mithankot () also known as Kot Mithan, is a city in Rajanpur District in Punjab, Pakistan. Mithankot is located on the west bank of the Indus River, a short distance downstream from its junction with Panjnand River. Most of its inhabitants are Saraikis and Baloch. The city is noted for being the site of the tomb of Sufi poet, Khawaja Ghulam Fareed. Kot Mithan is also the land where all five main rivers of Pakistan merge.
==Climate== thumb|200px|left|Boat on the banks of the Indus River in Mithankot The climate is arid and desert-like, the average annual rainfall being only 7 inches (175 mm). Varying extremities in temperature depending on the season. To the south side is the great Indus River.