Rahim Yar Khan
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| Rahim Yar Khan رحیم یار خان |
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| Coordinates: 28°25′N 70°18′E / 28.42°N 70.30°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Government | |
| - Nazim | Sheikh Inam Ur Rehman bin Laeeq Ur Rehman(Off:068-5873949) |
| - Naib Nazim | - |
| Area | |
| - Total | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| - Total | 233 537 |
| - Estimate (2009) | 340 810 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 068 |
| Number of towns | 4 |
| Number of Union councils | 8 |
| Rahim Yar Khan Website (unofficial website) | |
Rahim Yar Khan or Rahim Yar Khan (Urdu: رحیم یار خان) is a famous city in the south of Punjab (Pakistan). Rahim Yar Khan is the capital city of Rahim Yar Khan District as well as the tehsil of the same name. The city itself is administratively subdivided into 9 Union councils.[1]According to the 1998 census, the city population was 233,537 with an annual growth rate of 3.50%. As of in 2009, it is around 340,810. The Area of Rahim yar Khan City is About 22 square kilometres.
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[edit] History
Rahim Yar Khan is one of the few cities in the world that are still at their pioneering places since the formation. It has been renamed customarily amid last 5000 years, first available (on record) name was AROR or ALOR, and then it became City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan.
When Alexander gained victory over Multan, he appointed General Philipos to rule Multan and Uch and advanced himself towards Alor. The country remained under Philops, who was afterwards driven out by Poros after the death of Aleander. This part of the country is also said to have been a part of the Buddhist Empire of Ashoka. Authenticated history of the district begins by about 493 A.D. when Raja dynasty of Rai dynasty came to the throne. In the Rai dynasty dominions were vast, extending from Kashmir and Kanauj to Kandhar and Seistan and on the west to Mekran and a part of Debal, while on the south to Surat. Their capital was Alor and during their rule Sindh was divided into four provinces of Bahmanabad, Siwistan, Chachpur and the province consisting of Multan and west Punjab. The Rai dynasty governed Sindh for 137 years and met its fate when the king Rai Sahasi 11, allowed a Brahman Chach to gain influence in his kingdom. On the death of Rai Sahasi 11, Chach married his widow and established himself on the throne after killing the rightful heir of the Rai.
Rahim Yar Khan was declared as a separate administration district in 1943. The district derives its name from its headquarter Rahim Yar Khan. The previous name of this district was Naushehra, which was built in 1875 A.D by Fazal Elahi Halani on the ruins of the ancient Pul-Wadda during the Sumra supremacy in Sindh. In the year 1881, the Railway Authorities desired to change the name of a railway station in the name of a town called Nowshera situated in Peshawar district. Consequently in 1881 to avoid any confusion because of similar nomenclature Nawab Sadiq Khan-IV of Bahawalpur also changed the name of the sub-division Naushera after the name of his first son Rahim Yar Khan. Formerly Rahim Yar Khan was also one of the names of the three districts of the former princely State of Bahawalpur until 1955. Today, Rahim Yar Khan lies on an important train route which runs south to Sukkur and north to Bahawalpur.
[edit] Sheikh Zayed Medical College
There is a small medical college named Sheikh Zayed Medical College. Establishment of Sheikh Zayed Medical College in the city has put the city on International map and the recent recognition of this college by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council has usher in an entirely new horizon in medical education and patient care. Presence of Professional staff in the city will improve quality of diagnosis and patient care in this area. In future this medical college can become a centre of post graduate medical education and a medical university with special links with Middle East and the world. [2]
[edit] Economy
Rahim Yar Khan is a commercial and industrial centre, it is connected with the rest of the country through rail and air including the other industrial hubs such as Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Faisalabad. Industries include fertilizer, cosmetics, glass manufacturing, cotton production and processing, large textile units, flour mills, sugar and oil mills and large-scale power generation projects. Cotton production in Punjab Province starts from this area. Mango and Malta are two main fruits of this city. Cottage industries includes ginning, pottery/clay products, agricultural machinery, handicrafts, and embroidery. Keeping in veiw the agricultural importance of the district, a special program is launched to improve the farm production : Special Program for food and secuirity Enhancement for small farmers Crop Maximization Project Phase II. The project is being beinhg started in 10 union councils of Tehsil Rahim Yar khan and it focuses on food secuirity, empowering farmers for enhanced yield and to fascilitate the farmers in credit processes. Mr. Irfan Arshad is appointed as "Credit & VO Help Officer" and is working to ensure the training of farmers in way such that farmers are able to meet their goals. Irfan Arshad said that "I will make the credit access easy for the farmers"
[edit] Higher Education
A campus of Islamia University, Bahawalpur is located in the city, comprising two buildings:
- Liaqat Campus near to Khwaja Fareed college, teaching Computer Science and Management Science.
- Jinah Campus, 2 km away near Hafiz colony, teaching Education and Commerce.
Additionally, there is the Shaikh Zayed Medical College & Hospital.
[edit] Parks & Zoo
there is no zoo in rahim yar khan but animals
[edit] Desert Palace
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former President of the UAE constructed and maintained a private residencd just outside the city called 'Desert Palace' or Abu Dhabi Palace. It is now owned by his son and successor Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
[edit] Shaikh Zayed International Airport
Shaikh Zayed Airport, also known as Rahim Yar Khan Airport, is located nearby. It is named in honour of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, as it was originally built for his exclusive use, so that he may visit his "Desert Palace" just outside the city; he later donated it to the Government of Pakistan. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operates daily flights to Karachi and selected week days flights to Lahore, Faisalabad and Islamabad.
[edit] See also
- Rahim Yar Khan District
- Khanpur
- Shaikh Zayed International Airport
- Shaikh Zayed Medical College
- List of Cities of Punjab, Pakistan by Area
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