Rahim Yar Khan () is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and

Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil ( ur, ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Rahim Yar Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in So ...

. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union Councils.

History

It has been renamed several times over the last 5,000 years. The earliest recorded name was AROR or ALOR, and then it became City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan. The ancient tower of Pattan Minarah stands 13 km to the south of the city center in its original form. Ummayads led by Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered the key cities of Uch and Multan after conquest of Sindh. After that Arabs ruled the vast areas of Punjab including Rahim Yar Khan region. Rahim Yar Khan region was part of Multan province of Mughal Empire. In 1881, Nawab of Bahawalpur gave the city its current name by naming it after his first-born son and crown prince 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 Khan.

Demographics

The population of city in 1998 was 233,537, but according to the

2017 Census of Pakistan The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. It was the first census taken in the country in the 21st century, nineteen years after 1998 Census of Pakist ...

, the population rose to 420,419 with a growth of about 80.02% in 19 years.

Population

Education

Litercy Rate of Rahim Yar Khan

The literacy rate for persons 15 years or older in the city is 78.6%.

Universities and colleges

Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology The Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) is a public university located in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 2014 on the initiative of the then Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Muhammad ...

* Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital * Islamia University of Bahawalpur, RYK campus * Punjab Group of Colleges *

Army Public School and College Army Public Schools & Colleges System or APSACS is one of the largest educational institutions of Pakistan which provides education till intermediate. APSAC System operates in 18 regions across Pakistan, with supervision by 18 Regional Director ...

* National College of Business Administration and Economics * RYK.IBA college

Schools

* Radiantway Grammar School *

Beaconhouse School System The Beaconhouse School System is a private school system mostly operating throughout Pakistan.Lahore Grammar School * Oxbridge Secondary School * Oxbridge College * Sheikh Zaid Public School * The City School * IIUI Schools RYK Campus * Star Schools of Sciences * MTB Schools and Colleges * National Garrission Cadet School * Holy Cross Catholic High School * Al-Muslim Schools and Girls College * Al Shoaib Grammar School * Al Meezan Schools * Punjab Daanish School (Boys/Girls) Rahim Yar Khan * NIMS School System * Moazzam-Ur-Rehman Public School

Pre-schools

* Oxbridge Pre Schools * EDUCATE Pre School * New Day School

Madrassas

* Madrassa Al Khair, First Class Madrassa

Academies

* Scholars Academy, First Class Academy * KIPS Academy, First Class Academy * Star Academy * A-One Academy * The Standard Academy of Science * Inspire Academy * M Academy * Punjab Academy * KIPS College RYK

Transport

Air

Shaikh Zayed International Airport Sheikh Zayed International Airport , 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 provided funded the construction of the airport and r ...

is located in Rahim Yar Khan. It serves the people of city with domestic and international flights. There are daily flight from this airport to Karachi, twice in a week to/from Lahore, and once a week to Islamabad.

Rail

Rahim Yar Khan is connected with rest of the country by rail. The

Rahim Yar Khan railway station Rahim Yar Khan railway station (Urdu and pa, ) is located in Rahim Yar Khan city, Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line. The station is staffed ...

is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on the Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line.

Notable people

* Aima Baig, singer * Shafqat Mahmood, politician * Muniba Mazari, activist

References

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