The princely state of Bahawalpur’ was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II after the breakup of the Durrani Empire. The city is large at over 451 kilometers long. Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan III signed a treaty with the British on 22 February 1833, guaranteeing the independence of the Nawab..
The city, which lies just south of the Sutlej River, is the site of the Adamwahan Empress Bridge, the only railway bridge over the Sutlej in Pakistan.The climate is mainly hot and dry. In the summer the temperature reaches the high forties (Celsius) during the day and the nights are slightly cooler.
Bahawalpur lies at the junction of trade routes from the east, south-east, and south. It is a center for trade in wheat, cotton, millet, and rice grown in the surrounding region. Dates and mangoes are also grown here. Canals supply water for irrigation. The principal industries are cotton ginning, rice and flour milling, and the hand weaving of textiles.
The city of Bahawalpur has a rich heritage and is an important hot spot for historians as well as archeologists. Bahawalpur is known for its cotton, silk, embroidery, carpets, and extraordinarily delicate pottery. The Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) has established a Craft Development Center for Cholistan area, outside Farid Gate, Bahawalpur from where handicrafts manufactured in Cholistan can be purchased. Some of the souvenirs produced in the city include
The city boasts a number of reputable educational establishments, most notably The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, and Sadiq Public School, which is one of the largest boarding schools in Pakistan. Other top schools include Beaconhouse School Bahawalpur, The City School (Pakistan), Bloomfield Hall Schools, Askari Kids College, Umm Al-Qura Education System, Progressive Schooling System, Dar e arqam School, Jinnah Public School, Rangers Public School and College.
The princely state of Bahawalpur was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II once the breakup of the Durrani Empire. town is giant at over 451 kilometers long. Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan III signed a treaty with the British on twenty two February 1833, guaranteeing the independence of the Nawab.
The state acceded to Pakistan on seven October 1947 when Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur determined to affix Pakistan at the time of independence. Bahawalpur became a province of Pakistan in 1952 and was merged into the province of West Pakistan on fourteen October 1955. When West Pakistan was divided into four provinces — Sindh, Balouchistan, NWFP, and Punjab — Bahawalpur was amalgamated in Punjab.
That amalgamation was disapproved by the individuals of Bahawalpur state and in election of 1970 Bahawalpur Sooba Mahaz (Bahawalpur United Front) won all the seats of national assembly but the elected members didn't pursue their demands. That was conjointly Bahawalpur where demand for Saraiki province was raised which demand still has nice support within the lots of Bahawalpur state.
Bahawalpur is located in Punjab Pakistan and is also the capital city if the Bahawalpur District.
The city came into existence when Nawab Muhammed Bahawal Khan Abbasi I desecndents ruled the place. This city was one of the largely place in British India. There is one Royal house of Bahawalpur that has its origin from Arabia and claim descendants from Baghdad and Cairo.
The population of this place comes to 545,103 according to 2007 census.
