Sights and Sounds of Bhawalpur -Last part

Sights and Sounds of Bhawalpur -Last part

The surrounding area is mostly agricultural, and the city is a market town for mangoes, dates, wheat, sugarcane, and cotton. The city is connected to the rest of the country through rail, road and air link. Bahawalpur district covers an area of 24,830 square
kilometres and comprises six tehsils (sub-districts) – Ahmadpur East, Bahawalpur, Hasilpur, Khairpur Tamewali and Yazman with a total population of about 2.5 million.

Approximately two-thirds of the district is covered by the Cholistan desert, which extends into the Thar Desert of India. The Bahawalpur was once also known as Baghdad-ul-Jadid (New Baghdad). Saraiki is the local language of the area, while Urdu, Punjabi
and English are also spoken and understood by most of the people.

The city also has a Zoo which is one of its kind. It has a big population of lions, including Bengal tigers. Sometimes lions are bred here to be sent to other zoos of the country.    The city is the seat of Islamia University (1975) and the Qa’id-e A’zam
Medical College and is also an important agricultural training and educational centre.

Bahawalpur Museum is yet another place of interest for the visitors. This small museum has a collection of old coins, medals, postage stamps of former state of Bahawalpur, manuscripts, documents, inscriptions, wood carvings, camel skin paintings, historical
models and stone carvings etc. of Islamic and pre-Islamic period. There is a complete set of medals of all classes issued by the ex state to its military officers civilians and to other important citizens of the ex state.

Central Library Bahawalpur is a historical and very prestigious institution of the area. Its building is a fine model of classical Italian style of architecture. Foundation stone of its building was laid on 8th March 1924 by Sir Rufus Daniel Isaacs, the
then Viceroy & Governor General of India on the auspicious occasion of coronation of Nawab of Bahawalpur Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi the 5th.

Since then the Library has passed through various stages of growth and expansion. Now it has expanded from single block to three separate blocks. Each block is serving a separate section of readers.

Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur is yet another landmark of Bahawalpur for its quality education and traditions. The Foundation Stone of Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur was laid by the late Ala Hazrat Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi -V, on March 04, 1953.

The school has completed fifty glorious years of its existence. During this period it has passed through various phases of evolution to reach a stage where it has become one of the foremost Public School of the country.

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