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 Bhakkar is a District in the Punjab province of
Pakistan. The district was created in 1981 with Bhakkar city (known as
Bakhar in Seraiki) as the capital. It is located between 31° 10' and 32° 22'
N. and 70° 47' and 72° E. with an area of 3,134 square miles (8,120 km2),
most of it lies in the desolate plain of the Thal, but the Kachhi or strip
of riverine land along the Indus is of great fertility. Its area
consists of riverine tract along the Indus called Kacha and the Thal
historically called Chol-e-Jalali. Most of its area comprises greater Thal.
Mankera in centre of The Great Thal is a place of great antiquity. The old
fort here; a historical
heritage, is a great land mark of Thal needs preservation. Another old place
in the district is Kallurkot. Bakhar is part of Seraiki Wasaib in western
Punjab.
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Demography
Bhakkar city has a population of almost 300,000 the total population of the
district was estimated to be 1.37 million in 2008
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Etymology
The original name of Bakhar was Sakhar. There are some other places named
Bakhar , which means town of sun-baked bricks.
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Towns
The main towns of District Bhakkar are:
Darya Khan
Mankera
Dullewala
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Poets
Iqbal Hussain Najaf Ali Aneel Chohan Asad Jafri
Bashir Ahmed Basher
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History
The town has some historical places like Dilkusha Bagh which is believed to
be a Mughal era garden and is attached to Humayun; but historical facts do
not verify it . Humayun never came here. On his retreat to Iran, he went to
another Bakhar in Sindh to seek help from Mahmood Khan, which was however
denied by Major Henry Raverty.
The old town was walled and had gates as Tavela gate and Imamanwala gate.
The only remaining gate Jinnah Gate (formerly King Gate) was built in
British period in the name of Mr. King the then Deputy Commissioner. There
are remains of a handera (tomb) near Sheikh Raoo bridge, which is believed
to be burial place of Bakhar Khan, the founder of the city. The present
police station was originally a Baloch fortress. Some 30 years ago a branch
of River Indus flowed past the town. West side of thetown was green and
pleasant. This is a very scarce silver coin belonging to the reign of Nadir
Shah 1148-1160 AH (AD1735-1747) from the Afsharid dynasty, it is an Indian
type minted during his occupation of the area. It is listed by type as Album
#2744.2 (Type D). It weighs 11.3 gr. (18 mm.) and minted in the city of
Bhakkar in the state of Punjab in India, dated 1157AH.
The main city center is consist of Mondi Town, King gate (markets and
shopping centers), Chimni Muhalla (ancient area ever in Bhakkar city
from past of the Hindus and Sikh residency), Iron Market, Gulshan-e-Madina
Town, Officers Colony, New Iqbal Town (Zaheer ud din babar), Canal Avenue,
new developed Green Town, Dhandla Muhalla, and Almabad. The adjacent city
area Mondi Town is the developed area of the city with entire facilities.
The population of city area mostly speak Urdu, Punjabi and sariki. The city
is known for its quality of students as they ever get top positions in
relevant boards and the trend of study is comparatively considerably higher
than other areas of Punjab Province because of lacking industry and public
sector employment.Their preference for study is Lahore, Faisalabad and
Multan. The business in the city is major source of income for the
population and mostly business activities are connected with Capital of
Province, Lahore.
British Rule
Thal CanalDuring British rule, the district was a tehsil of Mianwali
District, the population according to the 1891 census of India was 119,219
which had risen to 125,803 at the 1901 census. In addition to the
headquarters Bhakkar (population, 5,312), the tehsil contained and 196
villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to Rs 1.7 lakhs.
Places of interest are Mankera and Muhammad Rajan, at the latter of which is
the shrine of Pir Muhammad Rajan, who died there on a pilgrimage.
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Relics
The town has some historical places like the Dilkusha Bagh which is believed
by some to be a Mughal garden built by Humayun, however Humayun never
visited the area, on his retreat to Iran, he went to another Bakhar in Sindh
to seek help from Mahmood Khan, which was however denied by historian Henry
Raverty.
The old town was walled and had the Tavela, Imamanwala and King Gates, of
the three the King Gate, which was built during the British period and was
named after Mr King the then Deputy Commissioner of the Mianwali District,
survives - since the end of colonial rule it has been renamed as the Jinnah
Gate.
This is a very scarce silver coin belonging to the reign of Nadir Shah
1148-1160 AH (1735-1747) of the Afsharid dynasty. It is an Indian type
minted during his post-occupation of. It is listed by type as Album #2744.2
(Type D). It weighs 11.3 gr. (18 mm.) and minted in the city of
Bhakkar in the state of Punjab in India, dated 1157AH
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Language & Main Tribes
The Kharotha Khel are a Pathan tribe living in Deli Namdar, Tehsil Kalurkot,
Bhakkar District.
The tribe is a subtribe of the Daulat Khel with established linkages that of
Nawab of Issa Khel
and Nawab of Tank, with land holdings in Bhakkar District. They settled here
after the Third Battle of Panipat (1761). They also fought against the Sikhs
at the 1821 siege of Mankera, with the Sadozai Nawab, of the area of Dera
Ismail Khan.
Siraiki is the main language spoken by majority of the people in Bhakkar
District. Other languages spoken are Punjabi, Urdu and Pushto. Main tribes
of the District are Shahani Baloch, Niwani baloch, Musti Khel, Chaddu, Niazi,
Khanan Khel, Chadrar, Dhandala, Kharotha Khel, Cheena ,Sandhila ,Utra and
Kahawar. There is said to be huge rivalry between Niwani and Shahani due to
previous elections.
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Notable Personalities
Amanullah Khan Shahani,son of Nawab Abdullah Khan Shahaniwho had been once
been the biggest landlord in the (zilla), has 3 sons Naeem Ulaah Khan
Shahani (ex-Minister of Sports), Aleem Ullah Khan Shahani (ex-Tehsil and
Zillah Nazim of Bhakkar ) and Saleem Ullah Khan
Shahani who is not in politics.
Zafar Khan Dhandala ,an ally of Shahani, is also a very notable personality.
Unfortunately his son died of some unknown reason. There are said to be
several rumours but were regarded false by his father. syed wazarat hussain
naqvi.he is th worker and gold maddelist of threk pakistan ,andsenior vp
milat jafria pakistan.he is the main sporter and poling agentof fatmia ali
jinah. late Chairman Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi son of Late Fateh Muhammad Khan
Niazi, who was elected Chairman of the than Union Council Ghulaman of Tehsil
Kalurkot of Mianwali District. He was a Veteran Muslim Leaguer and staunch
Supporter of creation of Pakistan. He was elected as Vice President of MSF
before creation of Pakistan. He till his death was loyal to his group which
he joined before or after creation of Pakistan. His group members included
Zafar Khan Dhandla, Rokhri's of Mianwali, Masti Kel's of Jandan Wala & Late
Nawab of Kalabagh. He had five sons i) Faizullah Khan Niazi, Financial
Advisor to Chief of Army Staff. He joined Civil Services of Pakistan in
1982. 2) Azizullah Khan Niazi 3) Saadullah Khan Niazi 4) Niazullah Khan
Niazi, Ex-President Islamabad BarCouncil. 5) Hafeezullah Khan Niazi.
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