Also known as Uch Sharif, Uuch, Uuch Sharīf, Uch Shareef
Uch (; ), frequently referred to as Uch Sharīf (; "Noble Uch"), is a historic city in Pakistan's Punjab province. Uch may have been founded as Alexandria on the Indus, a town founded by Alexander the Great during his invasion of the Indus Valley. Uch was an early stronghold during the Muslim conquest of the subcontinent. It is also known as the home for the Naqvi/Bukharis after the migration from Bukhara. Uch was a regional metropolitan centre between the 12th and 17th centuries, and became refuge for Muslim religious scholars fleeing persecution from other lands. Though Uch is now a relativ
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Uch
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- File:UchMontage.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The tomb of Bibi Jawindi from 1493, the tombs of Nuriya and ''Baha 'al Halim, mosque of Mahboob Subhani, the mosque at the shrine of Jahaniyan Jahangasht, entry to the shrine of Jahaniyan Jahangasht, exposed interior of the tomb of Baha'al Halim''
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- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bahawalpur District
- Settlement.population_total
- 98,852
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023 census
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- Calling code
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- PST
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Ahmadpur East Tehsil
- Elevation
- 94
- Image
- Tomb of Bibi Jawindi 3.jpg
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- Uch Sharif
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