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Revision as of 22:16, 23 August 2020
30°11′N 71°28′E / 30.18°N 71.46°E
| Multan Cantt | |
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Coordinates: 30.18°N 71.46°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| District | Multan |
| Languages | Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi |
| Time Zone | PST |
| PIN | 60000 |
| Website | www |
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| Yaadgaar-E-Shauhda at Sher Shah road Multan Cantt | |
Multan Cantt (Template:Lang-ur) or Multan Cantonment (Template:Lang-ur) is a cantonment in the Multan District, adjacent to Multan city, in Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. Multan Cantt is located in the city's southwest, having coordinates 30.18°N 71.46°E.
Multan Cantt is reachable via Sher Shah, Road Multan and it's the area of industrial estate also. If you want to reach out the Multan Industrial Area then you will travel via Sher Shah Road Multan and reach out. All FGEIS schools are also located on the Sher Shah Road Multan.
The cantonment contains Bazaars including Sadar Bazaar for shopping having many shops, commercial buildings and super markets and restaurants. It have railway station and international airport. The cantonment have the biggest park of the city, Cantonment Garden, also called Cantt Garden or Company Garden. The Jheel (lake) at Fort Park is also located in Multan Cantt. There are also many villas and housing schemes started in the city. It have schools, colleges and many educational institutions.
Multan Cantt is one of the most populous area in Multan same as Gulgasht Colony, Qasim Bela, Gulshan Market and Hussain Agahi. Sohan Halwa is the famous food of the cantonment.
Bazaars
Sadar Bazaar
Sadar Bazaar is the second most eminent market of Multan Cantt after Hussin Agahi. This bazaar holds premium products which are not obtainable someplace in Multan. It holds about all the possessions of everyday use, therefore containing all sorts of shops like cloth houses, electronic shops, perfume shops etc.[1] Sadar Bazaar road is a one way road extended from Tipu Sultan Road to Mehfooz Chowk.
Things on Sadar Bazaar:
- She Shop
- Mehboob Bakers
- Rays Garments Multan
- Mehfooz Pan Shop
- Salman Brothers Army Shield Makers
Linking Roads:
- Tipu Sultan Road
- Ghani Bukhari Road
- Opal Shaheed Road
Churi Bazaar
Churi Bazaar, also an eminent market of Multan Cantt, known for the street of bangles, and also refers as Sadar Bazaar. It also contains many shops including shops of bangles, clothes, jewelry, laces and earrings.
Linking Roads:
- Ban Bazaar Road
- Jamia Masjid Road
- Sadar Bazaar Road
Sarafa Bazar
Sarafa Bazaar started at the end of Sadar Bazaar. It is also a One-way road extended from Mehfooz Chowk to Bomanji Chowk. Sarafa Bazaar is also known as "Dahi Bhalla Bazaar" because it have many Dahi Bhalla shops there. It also have shops of canvas, shoes, sports and medical stores.
Linking Roads:
- Opal Saheed Road
- Nusrat Road
Gardens
Cantt Garden
Cantt Garden also known as Cantonment Garden or Company Garden is the biggest and most beautiful garden in Multan. It is located on club road near Service club, called MGM.[2] It is contains jogging tracks for jogging, canteens for light foods and kindergartens rides, slides and swings for children. The garden has fountains, trees and mini zoo.
A Flower show holds every year in the month of March and April for the welcome of spring season. It includes exhibition of beautiful and colorful flowers. Live singing and dancing concerts also hold at night during flower show.
Fort Park
Fort park, also known as Chaman Zar Askari Lake or Jheel is located on Sher Shah road in Cantt. It also one of the beautiful parks in Multan. It contains lake for boat riding, rides for children and elders, canteens and mini zoo.[3]
Lalak Jaan Shaheed Park
Lalak Jaan Shaheed Park is located at Emperial Chowk near Cantonment Multan Hospital.[4] It is the smaller park than Cantt Garden and Fort Park in Cantt. It holds for a tribute to Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed, the last and most recent recipient of Nishan-e-Haider.
Mosques
Cantt consists of a number of beautiful mosques. Cantt Eid Gah Mosque is the biggest mosque of Cantt. Following is the list of Mosques in Multan Cantt:
- Cantt Eid Gah Mosque Nusrat Road
- Laal Masjid/Jamia Masjid Cantt
- Jamia Masjid Abdul Shakoor
- Masjid Fatimat-ul-Zahra Bohra Street
- Masjid Abu Muhammad Mall Road
- Masjid Anujuman Nusrat Road
- Ghousia Majid Allama Iqbal Town
- Jamia Masjid Peer Waali
- Masjid Ibraheem
- Madina Masjid
Churches
Cantt also has two churches
St. Mary's Cathedral & Bishop's House
St. Mary's Cathedral & Bishop's House is a cathedral, church. It is most beautiful and biggest church in Multan. It is located near Cantonment Multan Hospital opposite Federal Boys School branch 1.
Multan Cathedral
Multan Cathedral is the church located at Aurangzeb Road opposite Federal Boys School branch 2 and also one of the beautiful church.
Commercial Buildings and Markets
- Bomanji Square
- Service Club Multan/Multan Garrison Mess
- Radio Pakistan
- Khan Center
- Khawar Center
- Mall Plaza
- Khan Plaza
- Fashion Mall
- City Center
- McDonald's
Hospitals
- Combined Military Hospital (CMH)
- Christian Hospital
Educational Institutions
Schools
- Army Public School
- FG Boys High School No.1
- FG Boys High School No.2
- FG Girls High School
- FG Public High School
- FG Public Junior High School
- Nusrat-ul-Islam Girls High School
- Nusrat-ul-Islam Boys High School
- Zaib Foundation High School
Colleges
- Army Public Degree College for Boys
- FG Degree College for Boys
- FG Degree Women College
- Nusrat-ul-Islam Girls College
Universities
- Air University (Multan Campus)
- Cmh multan institute of medical sciences (CIMS)
Flyovers and Roads
Flyovers
- Yousuf Raza Gillani Flyover is longest flyover in Punjab province and 2nd largest flyover in Pakistan. Ground breaking of this flyover was done by former prime minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gillani on the new year ceremony on Saturday, 31 December 2011. It was built at a cost of around Rs.1.6 billion rupees. It is the part of Inner Ring Road Multan project.[5] It is a four lane flyover with partitions. Two one ways of two lanes each. Length of the flyover is 1.6 km (excluding length of extra three ramps). There are three extra ramps connecting to the main flyover.
- Railway Flyover is an old flyover in Multan located on Cantt Railway Station. It extended from Aziz Hotel to Double Phatak Chowk.
Roads
| Name | Extension | Nearby Places | |
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| From | To | ||
| Abdali Road | S.P Chowk | Ghanta Ghar | Nawah Sheher, Fawara Chowk |
| Nusrat Road | Bomanji Chowk | S.P Chowk | Radio Pakistan, Christian Hospital |
| Sher Shah Road | Dera Adda | Sher Shah Interchange | Aziz Hotel, Cantonment Garden, Jheel, Garden Town, Muzaffarabad |
| Old Bahawalpur Road | S.P Chowk | Kalma Chowk | Tariq Road |
| Mall Road | Quied-e-Azam Road | Bomanji Chowk | Mall Plaza, Nusrat Road |
| Quied-e-Azam Road | Mall Road | Ghoora Chowk | Mall Plaza, Post office, Cantonment garden |
| Tipu Sultan Road | Sadar Bazaar | Ghoora Chowk | Army Headquarters, Talha Road |
| Qasim Bela Road | Emperial Chowk | Qasim Bela | SSS Line, Multan International Airport |
| Airport Road | Empiral Chowk | Chungi No.1 | CMH Multan, Ayub Stadium, Multan International Airport, Lagaryal |
| Aurangzeb Road | Tipu Sultan Road | Grass Mandi | Quied-e-Azam Road, Sher Shah Road |
| Emperial Road | Emperial Chowk | S.P Chowk | Lalak Jaan Shaheed Park, Khan Plaza, Multan Church |
| Gujjar Khadda Road | Bomanj Chowk | Dera Adda | Afshar Colony, Tasty Hotel |
| Railway Road | Aziz Hotel | Haram Gate | Cantt Railway Station, Saddu Hasaam, Lakar Mandi, Chowk Shaheedan |
| Ghani Bukhari Road | Saddar Cantt Police Station | Mall Road | Cantt Police Station, Mall Plaza |
| Ban Bazaar Road | Saddar Cantt Police Station | Nusrat Road | Cantt Police Station, Kamran Hotel, Khurshid Hotel, Khurshid Naan Shop, Kanak Mandi |
| Saddar Bazaar Road | Tipu Sultan Road | Bomanji Chowk | Mehfooz Chowk, Bomanji Square, Kanak Mandi |
| Opal Shaheed Road | Mall Road | Lal Kurti | Mehfooz Chowk, Masjid Abu Muhammad, Kamran Hotel, Khurshid Hotel, Cantt Market |
| Jamia Masjid Road | Opal Shaheed Road | Saddar Cantt Police Station | Laal Masjid, Khurshid Hotel |
| Bohra Street | Metro Plaza | Mall Road | Metro Plaza, Cantt Drug Store, Post Office, Masjid Fatimat-ul-Zahra, Carvaan Book Centre, Clifton Studios |
| FG School Road | Metro Plaza | Lal Kurti Chowk | F.G Boys High School No.1, Jamia Masjid Peer Waali, Metro Plaza |
| Lal Kurti Road | Lal Kurti Chowk | Nusrat Road | Jamia Masjid Abdul Shakoor, Cantt Eid Gah Mosque, Allama Iqbal Town, Bali Tea Stall |
| Muhammad Ali Bohra Road | Opal Shaheed Road | Nusrat Road | Cantt Market, Madina Masjid, Nusrat-ul-Islam Boys High School |
Sports
- Ayub Stadium
- CMH Sports Grounds
- Railway Ground
Railway Station
Multan Cantonment railway station or Multan Chaoni railway station is the principal railway station Multan, located on the railway road. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railway located on Karachi-Peshawar main railway line. The station is staffed and has advance and current reservation offices. Food stalls are also located on it platforms.
Named Passenger Trains
| Train Name | Route |
|---|---|
| Bahauddin Zakaria Express | Multan-Karachi via Hyderabad and Rohri |
| Mehr Express | Multan-Rawalpindi via Kot Adu and Mianwali |
| Musa Pak Express | Multan-Lahore via Khanewal, Sahiwal, Okara, and Raiwand |
International Airport
Multan International Airport is situated at Qasim Bela road.[6] It was originally built to cater mainly to the population of Multan, however as the airport gained much popularity traffic from surrounding areas which included Shujabad, Vehari, Lodhran, Khanewal, Mian Channu, Shorkot, Muzaffargarh, Kot Adu, Layyah, Rajanpur, Burewala, Chichawatni and Sahiwal.
Airlines and destinations
See also
References
- ^ "Sadar Bazaar Multan".
- ^ "Multan Cantt Garden".at travelmultan
- ^ "Chaman Zar Askari Lake"., pk.geoview
- ^ "Lalak Jan Shaheed Park"., pk.geoview
- ^ "Inner Ring Road Project Multan". eaworld.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "MIAP | Multan International Airport - ملتان بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ". multaninternationalairport.com.pk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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- ^ http://www.eturbonews.com/56139/qatar-airways-unveils-three-new-destinations-pakistan Qatar Airways announces three more destinations in Pakistan
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Administrations: Multan Division and Multan District | ||
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Website: Multan District at NRB | ||
