Multan

Multan, a city of eastern Pakistan, is the center of the textile industry and the administrative center of the Multan District and district.  It is located on the lower Chenab River and has a population of 3.8 million.  It is an ancient city with a history of 2,500 year-old.

Multan (Punjabi, Saraiki, Urdu :), is a city in the state of Punjab, Pakistan.  Located on the banks of the chenab River in South Asia, Multan is the seventh largest city in Pakistan and the major cultural and economic center of southern Punjab.

Multan has a long history.  The ancient city, home to the famous Temple of the Sun in Multan, was besieged by Alexander the Great at the Battle of Marlien.  Multan was an important commercial center of medieval Islam and attracted a large number of Sufi mystics in the 11th and 12th centuries.  The city is known as the "Holy City". The city, which is connected to the nearby city of Uchi, was known at the time as a large Sufi shrine.

Industry in Multan is well developed.  Mainly in cotton industry, including Koroni textile factory for the country's second largest factory, as well as the largest Arab fertilizer plant.  Other industries are glass, sugar refining, oil extraction, etc.  Handicraft industry is famous for pottery, ivory, tanning, carpet, etc.  There are natural gas power stations.  Cotton, wheat, rice, sugar cane, etc. are produced in the suburbs.  Transportation hub, through the country's main cities and towns.  There are medieval mosques, castle buildings.