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Discover Rukn-i-Alam in Pakistan

Rukn-i-Alam in the region of Punjab is a town located in Pakistan - some 260 mi or ( 419 km ) South of Islamabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rukn-i-Alam is now 02:12 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ghazni, Wan Chhatta, Wailan, Vehari, and Toba Tek Singh. When in this area, you might want to check out Ghazni . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rukn-i-Alam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pakistan The Beautiful | Multan Mausoleums I - Sheikh Baha-Ud-Din Zakria & Shah Rukn-e-Alam

5:55 min by M3JFKY
Views: 10103 Rating: 4.33

Pakistan The Beautiful | Multan, the city of Saints, has given place to some of the most renowned Saints of Islam. Baha-Ud-Din Zakria & His descendants are one of them. The Tomb of Both of them are ex ..

Multan City Scenery FSX-Scenery Project Virtual Pakistan.

9:01 min by piaforever1
Views: 6998 Rating: 4.80

Multan City Scenery Flight Sim X ..


Fairy meadows to jaglot and Astore(Tarishing) Conflicted's photos around Chilas, Pakistan

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1958 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Conflicted's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..

Shah Rukn e Alam Multan

2:34 min by Najamuddin Shahwani
Views: 1132 Rating: 0.00

The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan City. It was built between 1320 and 1324, is an unmatched pre-Moghul masterpiece. He was among the eminent Sufi saints from Multan, In end of video a Naat from t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium

The Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, originally known as the Old Fort Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Multan, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket and football. It hosted one Test Match in 1980. The stadium holds 18,000 and opened in 1975.

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Located at 30.20 71.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1975 establishments in Pakistan, Cricket grounds in Pakistan, Football venues in Pakistan, Multan District, Test cricket grounds in Pakistan

Multan Fort

The Multan Fort, a Pakistani military installation, was a landmark of Indian defence and architecture. It was built near the city of Multan, in Punjab province, on a hillock separated from the city by the Ravi River. The fort was destroyed by British forces during the British occupation of India. The fort was notable both for its effectiveness as a defence installation and for its architecture.

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Located at 30.20 71.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Forts in Pakistan, Multan District

Rukn-e-Alam

Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fath (1251–1335) commonly known by the title Rukn-e-Alam (pillar of the world) commonly called Shah Rukne Alam was among the eminent Sufi saints from Multan, India (now in Pakistan). The Shaikh was the son of Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif born at Multan on Friday, the 9th of Ramadan 649 Hijri (26 November 1251). He was the grandson and successor of Shaikh Baha-Ud-Din Zakariya. Shaikh Rukn-e-Alam (Rukn-al-Din) died on Friday, the 7th of Jumada al-awwal 735 Hijri (3 January 1335).

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Tags: 1251 births, 1335 deaths, Indian Sufi saints, Indian Sufis, People from Multan

Battle of Multan

The Battle of Multan was a battle between a Vizier of the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire that started in March 1818 and ended on 2 June 1818.

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Tags: 1818 in India, Conflicts in 1818, History of Multan

Baha-ud-din Zakariya

Baha-ud-din Zakariya (1170-1267) was a Sufi of Suhrawardiyya order. His full name was Al-Sheikh Al-Kabir Sheikh-ul-Islam Baha-ud-Din Abu Muhammad Zakaria Al-Qureshi. Sheikh Baha-ud-Din Zakariya known as Bahawal Haq was born at Kot Kehror, a town of the Layyah District near Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, around 1170. His grandfather Shah Kamaluddin Ali Shah Qureshi arrived in Multan from Mecca en route to Khwarezm where he stayed for a short while.

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Located at 30.20 71.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1267 deaths, Indian Sufis, Year of birth unknown