Khairpur Tamiwali
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Khairpur Tamewali (KPT) | |
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  Khairpur Tamewali (KPT) | |
| Coordinates: 29°34′48″N 72°13′58″E / 29.58000°N 72.23278°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalpur |
| Tehsil | Khairpur Tamiwali |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 300,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 062 |
Khairpur Tamewali is a city and the capital of Khairpur Tamewali Tehsil, Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1]
History
It was ruled by a Jadobansi Rajput king named Lakhi Rai Jadhaun till 1750, when Ahmad Shah Abdali seized it from the Raav. Khairpur Tamewali was known as only Khairpur in the early 18th century. It was named after "Tommy", an Englishman who discovered a meteor which fell in early 1900 at the junction of the Sidhnai Mailsi Link river and the Bahawal canal.[citation needed] The meteor is still viewable at a museum in London, England.[citation needed] The name became Khairpur Tamewali with the passage of time.
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Neighbourhoods of Bahawalpur | ||
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Administrations: Bahawalpur Division and Bahawalpur District | ||
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Website: Bahawalpur District at NRB | ||
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