Mithan Kot مِٹهّن كوٹ | |
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 The tomb ofKhawaja Ghulam Fareed is located in Mithankot | |
  Mithan Kot مِٹهّن كوٹ | |
| Coordinates:28°57′0″N70°22′0″E / 28.95000°N 70.36667°E /28.95000; 70.36667 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Rajanpur |
| Division | Dera Ghazi Khan Division |
| Population (2017 census) | |
• Total | 37,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 33600 |
| Calling code | 0604 |
Mithankot (Urdu:مِٹھّن کوٹ) also known asKot Mithan, is a city inRajanpur District inPunjab,Pakistan. Mithankot is located on the west bank of theIndus River, a short distance downstream from its junction withPanjnad River. Most of its inhabitants areSaraikis andBaloch. The city is noted for being the site of the tomb of the famous Sufi poet,Khawaja Ghulam Fareed. Kot Mithan is also the land where allfive main rivers of Pakistan merge.
It seems to be originated after Mitha. It believed that Mithan Kot was founded by a man named Mithan Khan. He was Jatoi by caste and hailed fromParay Wali which was a small town inSeet Pur.
It is believed that in 325 BCEAlexander the Great founded a city calledAlexandria on theIndus at the site of the last confluence ofPunjab rivers with theIndus.Nevertheless, some historians believe thatUch predates the advent ofBikramjit when Jains andBuddhists ruled over the area, and that Mithankot orChacharan Sharif was the true settlement of Alexandria.Alexander Cunningham writes that in describing the geography of Multan it is necessary to bear in mind the great changes that have taken place in the courses of all the large rivers that flow through the province. In the time ofTimur andAkbar the junction of theChenab and Indus took place opposite Uchh, 60 miles above the present confluence at Mithankot. It was unchanged when Rennell wrote his 'Geography of India,' in a.d. 1788, and still later in 1796, when visited by Wilford's surveyor :[p. 221]: Mirza Mogal Beg. But early in the present century the Indus gradually changed its course, and leaving the old channel at 20 miles above Uchh, continued its course to the south-south-west, until it rejoined the old channel at Mithankot.H.A. Rose writes that The four chief khalifas of Qiblā,-i-Alim were :Nur Muhammad II, of Hajipur or Narowala, in tahsil Rajanpur,Qāzi Muhammad Aqil, of Chācharān Sharif,Hafiz Muhammad Jamal, Multāni, andKhwāja Muhannnad Sulaiman Khan, of Taunsa Sharif, in tahsil Sanghai.Muhammad Aqil's shrine was at Kot Mithan, but, when Ranjit Singh conquered the Derajat, Khawaja Khuda Bakhsh, Mahbub Ilahi, his descendant, settled at Chacharan Sharif, which may now be regarded as the head- quarter of theBahawalpur State religion. Muhammad Aqil displayed many miracles and in his old age, owing to his spiritual enlightenment, had no shadow; so he used to come out of his house on dark nights only, in order to conceal his sanctity. A cloth (luugi) which passed through his body is kept as a relic to this day.[citation needed]
The climate is arid and desert-like, the average annual rainfall being only 4 inches (100 mm). Varying extremities in temperature depending on the season. To the south side is the great Indus River.
The cultivation of crops such as wheat, sugarcane, cotton and rice is enabled through irrigation from the canals from the Indus.[1]