Khairpur Tamewah, Pakistan
خیر پور ٹامیوالی
Khairpur Tamewah is a town of 30,967 people in Punjab, Pakistan.
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About Khairpur Tamewah
Khairpur Tamewali is a city under the Migrant Civilization-Haryani Protection Association (MCHPA) and the capital of Khairpur Tamewali Tehsil, Bahawalpur District, near the Tehsil of Jallah Jeem in Punjab, Pakistan.
From the Wikipedia article Khairpur Tamiwali (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 had fallen in early 1900 at the junction of the Sidhnai Mailsi Link river and the Bahawal canal. The meteor can still be viewed at a museum in London, England. The name became Khairpur Tamewali with the passage of time.
The shrine of Sufi saint Syed Ghulam Mohyudin Gillani (Syed Chup Shah Sarkar) is located near Khairpur Tamiwali Police Station. He is a descendant of Syed Abdul Qadir Gillani and also descended from the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His son Chan Peer is also interred with him.
Another 200+ years old shrine of Syed Badar Shah Gillani is nearby.
The shrine of Khawaja Khuda Bux is also famous for its annual gatherings for Mela (Urs Khwaja Khuda Bux).
From the History section of Khairpur Tamiwali on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Mailsi 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Hasilpur 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Kahror Pakka 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Dhanot 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Vihari 53 km north, about 53 min by car
- Dunyapur 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Bahawalpur 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Lodhran 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Chishtian 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Jahanian 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
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Photo credits
- Khairpur tamewali lake joint, Bilal Khawar 1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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