culture and traditions of multan
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Presented By: Maliha
*Culture and Traditions of Multan
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*Introduction
*Multan is city of Multan District, of Punjab province, Pakistan. The city located on the banks of the Chenab river near the geographic center of Pakistan.
*Multan is third largest city by area and fifth largest by population.
*Multan is known as city of Sufi or city of Saints and Madinat-tul-Auliya because the large number of Shrines and Saints from the city.
*Multan is located in a bend created by five rivers of Central Punjab.
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*Famous Places
*Haram Gate
*Bohar Gate
*Dolat Gate
*Dilli Gate
*Lahori Gate
*Pak Gate
*Qasim Park
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*Notable Saints of Multan
*Shah Yousaf Gardezi: Tomb located inner Bohar Gate Multan
*Mian Maharban: Tomb located near Chowk Fawara, children complex Multan
*Bahauddin Zikaria: Tomb located in Multan fort
*Shah Rukne Alam: Tomb located in Multan fort
*Khawaja Awais Kagha: Tomb located in Dera Basti Multan.
*Syed Musa Pak
*Hafiz Muhammad Jamal Multani
*Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari
*Shah Shams
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*Language
*Multani is one the oldest dialects spoken in southern Punjab. It is mixture of Punjabi and Sindhi.
*Saraiki is the new name but for centuries, Multani was in use.
*It mainly spoken in Multan District, Muzaffargarh District and adjacent areas.
*The entire area has the same traditions, customs and culture.
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*Food
*The area around the city is a flat plain and is ideal for agriculture, with many citrus and mango farms.
*Multan produces one the best mangoes in the World.
*Chaunsa, Langra, Anwar Ratol, Dusairi, Fajri, Desi and Sindhri are some of the mango varities currently being cultivated in Multan.
*Mangoes are export to developed countries and states like UAE, USA, England, Canada and Japan.
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*Multani Mitti
*It is Multani sand used as Clay for beauty mask for absorbing moisture.
*It is available in many cosmetics shops and is very famous among women who are concious about their skin.
*It is demanded all over the country by different parlors and skin care institutions.
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*Traditional Dresses
*Multan is famous for Multani dresses specially for women. Dresses are made with very unique embroidery and have very ethnic touch to them.
*The dress for men includes shalwar kamiz and lungi.
*Khussa is very famous among both men and women.
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*Weather
*Multan is one of the hottest city of the country. Its features an arid climate with very hot summers and cold winters.
*Record breaking highest temperature of 50 degree was recorded in May-2010.
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