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Sheikh Zayed International Airport (IATA: RYK, ICAO: OPRK), also known as Rahim Yar Khan Airport, is located at Rahim Yar Khan, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is named after Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who funded the construction of the airport and the road to his palace in Rahim Yar Khan.
Rahim Yar Khan has had the status of a separate district since 1943. The district derives its name from its headquarters, the city of Rahim Yar Khan, which was known as "Naushehra" until 1881. To avoid confusion with the similarly named city of Nowshera , the ruler of Bahawalpur , Nawab Sadiq Khan IV, renamed it after his first son, Rahim Yar ...
Rahim Yar Khan has had the status of a separate district since 1943. The district derives its name from its headquarters, the city of Rahim Yar Khan, which was known as "Naushehra" until 1881. To avoid confusion with the similarly named city of Nowshera, the ruler of Bahawalpur, Nawab Sadiq Khan IV, renamed it after his first son, Rahim Yar Khan.
Chacharan Sharif is a historical town of District Rahim Yar Khan which is attributed with the name of famous 19th century poet and saint Khawaja Ghulam Farid and it is called Farid city as he was born and lived in this city. This city is situated at the east bank of Indus River and is the last
Sultan Muzaffar Khan: Locally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" or just "qila". Zhob Fort [4] Zhob: Balochistan: 1867 British Raj: Also known as Sandeman Fort. Kalat Fort [5] Kalat: Balochistan: The town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa (Sewa's Fort), after Sewa, a legendary hero of the Baloch people. Punno Fort [6 ...
He was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will, but later, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum. Shah Rukn-e-Alam conferred his spiritual succession on Sufi sheikh Sultan Ul Tareeqin Sheikh Hameed ud Din Shah Hakim Al-Qureshi Asadi Al-Hashmi Suhrawardi. He is buried at Mau Mubarak in Rahim Yar Khan.
Regional cultural gallery, containing specimens of everyday objects used by people in the Cholistan Desert and the Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, and Rahim Yar Khan districts. Coin gallery, consisting of more than 300 coins; Quran gallery, containing manuscripts, inscriptions and Quranic documents.
Mian Wali Qureshian is located at KLP Road, 33 km away from Rahim Yar Khan city. Its nearness to the N5 National Highway has made it an important pitstop on Pakistan's domestic trade route, for those seeking rolling mango and sugar cane plantations.