MIANWALI
Mianwali- AN ancient district along the banks of the mighty Indus River!!
Mianwali lies just east of the Indus River. Founded in 1868, it was constituted a municipality in 1903–04. It has border with Chakwal, Attock, Kohat, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Bhakkar and Khushab Districts. Mianwali is an ancient district along the banks of the Indus River. Its red hills packed with some of the world’s finest rock salt Its landscape is also quite diverse ranging from rich fertile lands to deserted areas with dry rocks. Its famous for its hospitality. Mianwali is known for different handicraft products made out of wood, metal and cloth. Mianwali has a cold and dry winter and hot summer season. January is the coolest month and June is the hottest month in Mianwali.
Mianwali- AN ancient district along the banks of the mighty Indus River!!
Mianwali lies just east of the Indus River. Founded in 1868, it was constituted a municipality in 1903–04. It has border with Chakwal, Attock, Kohat, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Bhakkar and Khushab Districts.
Mianwali is an ancient district along the banks of the Indus River. Its red hills packed with some of the world’s finest rock salt Its landscape is also quite diverse ranging from rich fertile lands to deserted areas with dry rocks. Its famous for its hospitality. Mianwali is known for different handicraft products made out of wood, metal and cloth. Mianwali has a cold and dry winter and hot summer season. January is the coolest month and June is the hottest month in Mianwali.
Salt Range represents an open book of geology with richly fossiliferous stratified rocks!!
Rising abruptly from the Punjab plains west of the River Jhelum and ending equally precipitously on the Indus River, 180 kilometres in the west. Within the Salt Range there is a dense clustering of historical sites and places ranging in date from the 4th c. when Alexander the Great fought his last battle with Raja Porus at the bank of Jehlum River, through the Hindu Shahi period, the Mughal Empire to the era of Sikh rule and the British Colonial occupation. Fortresses, monasteries and temple complexes such as Kafirkot and Malot (9th – 19th c.), Nandna, Tilla Jogian and the World Heritage site of Rohtas perch on high mountain platforms. (Source: UNESCO)
Salt Range represents an open book of geology with richly fossiliferous stratified rocks!!
Rising abruptly from the Punjab plains west of the River Jhelum and ending equally precipitously on the Indus River, 180 kilometres in the west. Within the Salt Range there is a dense clustering of historical sites and places ranging in date from the 4th c.
when Alexander the Great fought his last battle with Raja Porus at the bank of Jehlum River, through the Hindu Shahi period, the Mughal Empire to the era of Sikh rule and the British Colonial occupation. Fortresses, monasteries and temple complexes such as Kafirkot and Malot (9th – 19th c.), Nandna, Tilla Jogian and the World Heritage site of Rohtas perch on high mountain platforms. (Source: UNESCO)
Syed Mian Ali Sahib who Laid the Foundations of Mianwali.!!
Syed Mian Alli Sahib migrated from Bagdad Iraq, was a great spiritual saint who laid the foundations of Mianwali. After him, his son Hazrat Syed Sultan Muhammad Zikria remained the holly leader and saint of the Pathan tribes and other tribes of the area for a long period and settled all the disputes among the tribes successfully. He is known as sahib e Karamat Wali. His descendants are still respectable.
Thamewali village has a fort at the peak of the mountain, built 100 years back in early 1900 by Hindus!!
Thamewali town’s history dates back to the resides of the caravans of the Muslim warrior Sher Shah Suri in his war times, It is said by locals that the high altitude of Thamewali was favorable to keep an eye on enemy during stay. Before the partition of India and Pakistan, Hindus ruled the area and built a small fort at the top of the hill in center of Thamewali, which still exists. There is a place called Hindu Graveyard at east side of the town too.
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Mianwali, the land of hospitality is a salt Range region. The city has dense clustering of historical sites and lakes having migratory birds. You may enjoy boating at Indus river. Picture source: DAWN
The magnificent and ancient Kafir Kot
The Kafir Kot Fort is located at the border of Dera Ismail Khan and Mianwali districts, which used to have great military significance in ancient times. There is an ancient path where countless tales have been left by many conquerors, including Aryans, Kushans, Ghaznavis, Mongols and Mughals who used this passage. The several buildings present here with astonishing views are considered and there are three temples inside the fort, which are rare in architecture, while in the centre of the fort the remains of a pond can also be seen.
The magnificent and ancient Kafir Kot
The Kafir Kot Fort is located at the border of Dera Ismail Khan and Mianwali districts, which used to have great military significance in ancient times. There is an ancient path where countless tales have been left by many conquerors, including Aryans, Kushans, Ghaznavis, Mongols and Mughals who used this passage.
The several buildings present here with astonishing views are considered and there are three temples inside the fort, which are rare in architecture, while in the centre of the fort the remains of a pond can also be seen.
A small river-side town bustling with heritage and history!!
Bohr Bungalow is so named because it was constructed under the shades of a huge centuries-old banyan tree. Kalabagh got its name from the word ‘Kala’ meaning black (as the place appears dark due to the huge banyan trees and orchards all around) and ‘Bagh’ meaning garden. Bohr Bungalow used to be the rest house where the Nawab entertained important dignitaries including Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, General Ayub Khan former first lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt and other notables. The bungalow has many historical artifacts. (Source: Once upon a time in Kalabagh by Omar Mukhtar Khan)
Chashma Barrage
A very important staging and wintering area for a wide variety of waterfowl. The Indus Dolphin Plantanista minor occurs in some stretches of the Indus River upstream of the Barrage and has been recorded at Chashma
Namal Lake
Namal Lake was formed following the construction of Namal Dam in 1913. There are mountains on its western and southern sides. On the other two sides are agricultural areas. The hill torrents and rains fill the Namal Lake round the year.
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