Multan
Pakistan · Punjab · 122 m
Description
Multan is called the city of saints because the Sufi orders that spread Islam through this part of the subcontinent are buried in it, and their tombs are the reason people still come. The shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam of the 1320s carries one of the largest pre-Mughal domes anywhere, octagonal and faced in blue and turquoise tile. Bahauddin Zakariya lies beside it on the old fort mound. The blue-and-white pottery and the camel-skin lamps are made in workshops in the bazaars below. Summers here reach the high forties. The city sits on an old channel of the Indus and is one of the oldest in the subcontinent.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: November – March
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- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
- Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
- Multan blue pottery workshops
- Old fort mound and the Qasim Bagh
- Hussain Agahi bazaar
- Shrine of Shah Shams Sabzwari
- Camel-skin lamps and lacquer work
- Sohan halwa and Multani mangoes
- Eidgah Mosque
- Qawwali evenings at the shrines (Thursday)
Getting there
- Airports:
- MUX
- Train stations:
- Multan Cantonment