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Rahimyar Khan or Rahim Yar Khan (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur) is a famous city in the south of Punjab (Pakistan). Rahim Yar Khan is the capital city of Rahimyar Khan District as well as the tehsil of the same name. The city itself is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils[1] and is one of the few cities in the world that are still at their pioneering places since the formation. It has been renamed customarily amid last 5000 years, first available (on record) name was AROR or ALOR, and then it became City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan.
The Area of Rahim yar Khan City is About 22 square kilometres.
In 1883 Nawab Sadiq Khan-IV of Bahawalpur renamed it after his son Rahim Yar Khan. Formerly Rahimyar Khan was also one of the names of the three districts of the former princely State of Bahawalpur until 1955. Today, Rahimyar Khan lies on an important train route which runs south to Sukkur and north to Bahawalpur. According to the 1998 census, the city population was 233,537 with an annual growth rate of 4.04%. As of January 2007, it is around 330,000.
Sheikh Zayed Medical College
There is a small medical college named Sheikh Zayed Medical College. Establishment of Sheikh Zayed Medical College in the city has put the city on International map and the recent recognition of this college by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council has usher in an entirely new horizon in medical education and patient care. Presence of Professional staff in the city will improve quality of diagnosis and patient care in this area. In future this medical college can become a centre of post graduate medical education and a medical university with special links with Middle East and the world. [2]
Economy
Rahim Yar Khan is a commercial and industrial centre, it is connected with the rest of the country through rail and air including the other industrial hubs such as Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Faisalabad. Industries include fertilizer, cosmetics, glass manufacturing, cotton production and processing, large textile units, flour mills, sugar and oil mills and large-scale power generation projects. Cotton production in Punjab Province starts from this area. Mango and Malta are two main fruits of this city. Cottage industries includes ginning, pottery/clay products, agricultural machinery, handicrafts, and embroidery. Keeping in veiw the agricultural importance of the district, a special program is launched to improve the farm production : Special Program for food and secuirity Enhancement for small farmers Crop Maximization Project Phase II. The project is being beinhg started in 10 union councils of Tehsil Rahim Yar khan and it focuses on food secuirity, empowering farmers for enhanced yield and to fascilitate the farmers in credit processes. Mr. Irfan Arshad is appointed as "Credit & VO Help Officer" and is working to ensure the training of farmers in way such that farmers are able to meet their goals. Irfan Arshad said that "I will make the credit access easy for the farmers"
Higher Education
A campus of Islamia University, Bahawalpur is located in the city, comprising two buildings:
- Liaqat Campus near to Khwaja Fareed college, teaching Computer Science and Management Science.
- Jinah Campus, 2 km away near Hafiz colony, teaching Education and Commerce.
Additionally, there is the Shaikh Zayed Medical College & Hospital.
Parks & Zoo
Rahimyar Khan has a central city park and city zoo.
Desert Palace
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former President of the UAE constructed and maintained a private residencd just outside the city called 'Desert Palace' or Abu Dhabi Palace. It is now owned by his son and successor Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Shaikh Zayed Airport, also known as Rahimyar Khan Airport, is located nearby. It is named in honour of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, as it was originally built for his exclusive use, so that he may visit his "Desert Palace" just outside the city; he later donated it to the Government of Pakistan. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operates daily flights to Karachi and selected week days flights to Lahore, Faisalabad and Islamabad.
See also
- Rahim Yar Khan District
- Shaikh Zayed International Airport
- Shaikh Zayed Medical College
- List of Cities of Punjab, Pakistan by Area
- Softronix