Mithankot

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Mithankot (Urdu: مِٹھّن کوٹ‎) also known as Kotmithan, is a city in Rajanpur District in Punjab, Pakistan. Mithankot is located on the west bank of the Indus River, a short distance downstream from its junction with Panjnad River. Most of its inhabitants are Saraikis and Baloch. The city is noted for being the site of the tomb of the famous Sufi poet, Khawaja Ghulam Fareed.

Mithan Kot
مِٹهّن كوٹ
The tomb of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed is located in Mithankot
The tomb of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed is located in Mithankot
Mithan Kot مِٹهّن كوٹ is located in Pakistan
Mithan Kot مِٹهّن كوٹ
Mithan Kot
مِٹهّن كوٹ
Coordinates: 28°57′0″N 70°22′0″E / 28.95000°N 70.36667°E / 28.95000; 70.36667
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRajanpur
Population
 • Total37,500
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
33600
Calling code0604

Climate and economyEdit

 
Boat on the banks of the Indus River in Mithankot

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]

ReferencesEdit

  1. Rahman, Mushtaqur; Islam, M. Aminul; Bagchi, Deipica (1981). Agrarian egalitarianism: land tenures and land reforms in South Asia. Kendall/Hunt. p. 137. ISBN 9780840323439.

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Coordinates: 28°57′N 70°22′E / 28.950°N 70.367°E / 28.950; 70.367 Template:Rajanpur District