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Pakpattan
Sign in to savePakpattan (Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; "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 in 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 th
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Place details
- Locality
- پاکپتّن
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 126,706
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pakpattan Sharif
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Darbar Hazrat Baba Farid ud Deen Ganj Shakar Rahmatullah Alaih - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The highly-revered Shrine of Baba Farid is located in Pakpattan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Tehsil
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Old Name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Pakpattan Tehsil
- Population
- +139525
- Area
- +821.11
- Elevation
- +156
- Capital of
- Pakpattan Tehsil
- Official website
- www.city457.tv
- Image
- Darbar Hazrat Baba Farid ud Deen Ganj Shakar Rahmatullah Alaih - panoramio.jpg
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Ancient
- Medieval
- 10th–11th Century
- 12th–13th Century
- 14th Century
- ''Role of the Tughlaq Dynasty''
- 15th Century
- ''Taxation and Religious Policies in Medieval Pakpattan''
- Mughal period (16th and 17th centuries)
- Early 16th Century
- Mughal rule
- Pakpattan state (1692–1810 CE)
- Sikh rule
- Notable Historical Visits to Pakpattan (997–1810 CE)
- British rule
- Partition (1947)
- Modern
- Demographics
- Population
- Language
- Shrine of Baba Farid
- Other Shrines in Pakpatan
- Tosha
- Dhakki (old city) area
- Recent Developments
- References
Pakpattan (Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; "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 in 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.
== Etymology == Pakpattan was originally known as Ajodhan (Hindi: अजोधन) until the 16th century. Ajodhan may be a Sanskrit term that can be interpreted as "eternal wealth" or "eternal prosperity," with Aja meaning "unborn" or "eternal" and Dhana meaning "wealth" or "prosperity." It is believed that the name of the city has changed over time, and anecdotally, it may have been known by various names prior to being called Ajodhan.