Multan (Urdu: مُلتان ‎; [mʊltaːn] (About this soundlisten)) is a city and capital of Multan Division located in Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the bank of the Chenab River, Multan is Pakistan's 7th largest city and is the major cultural and economic centre of Southern Punjab.[7][8]

Multan
مُلتان
Metropolis
Clockwise from top: Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya, Shahi Eid Gah Mosque, Ghanta Ghar, Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Shrine of Shamsuddin Sabzwari, Blue-tiled tomb of Shah Gardez
Clockwise from top:
Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya, Shahi Eid Gah Mosque, Ghanta Ghar, Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Shrine of Shamsuddin Sabzwari, Blue-tiled tomb of Shah Gardez
Nickname(s): The City of Saints[1]
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Location in Pakistan
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Coordinates: 30°11′52″N 71°28′11″E
Country
Pakistan
Province
Punjab
Division
Multan
Autonomous towns
6
Union council
4
Government[3][4]
• Type
Metropolitan Corporation[2]
• Mayor
Muhamamd Nemat Ullah S/O Muhammad Arshad
• Deputy Mayor
Muhammad Atif S/O S/O Muhamamd Nemat Ullah
Area[5]
• City
286 km2 (110 sq mi)
• Metro
3,721 km2 (1,437 sq mi)
Highest elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population (2017)[6]
• City
1,871,843
• Rank
7th, Pakistan
• Density
6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Demonym
Multani
Time zone
UTC+05:00 (PKT)
Area code(s)
061
Website
www.mda.gop.pk
Multan's history stretches deep into antiquity. The ancient city was site of the renowned Hindu Multan Sun Temple, and was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian Campaign.[9] Multan was one of the most important trading centres of medieval Islamic India,[10] and attracted a multitude of Sufi mystics in the 11th and 12th centuries, earning the city the sobriquet "City of Saints". The city, along with the nearby city of Uch, is renowned for its large number of Sufi shrines dating from that era.[11]