southern Punjab, Pakistan
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Southern Punjab, Pakistan is a culturally distinct region in the south of Pakistan’s Punjab province, known for its Saraiki-speaking population, Sufi heritage, and agrarian economy.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Punjab, Pakistan | 0 |
| southern Punjab | 4 |
| South Punjab | 2 |
| south-central Pakistan | 1 |
Statements (89)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Balochistan, Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ
surface form:
Indian state of Rajasthan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage | Saraiki ⓘ |
| hasAirport |
Bahawalpur Airport
ⓘ
Dera Ghazi Khan Airport ⓘ Multan International Airport ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Ajrak and traditional textiles
ⓘ
Saraiki literature ⓘ Sufi poetry ⓘ folk music ⓘ handicrafts ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agro-based industries
ⓘ
fertilizer industry ⓘ sugar mills ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Bahauddin Zakariya University
ⓘ
Ghazi University ⓘ Islamia University of Bahawalpur ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Baloch people
ⓘ
Muhajir people ⓘ Punjabi people ⓘ Saraiki people ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Balochi
ⓘ
Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
Saraiki ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| hasMajorCity |
Ahmedpur East
ⓘ
Alipur ⓘ Bahawalnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahawalpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Chishtian ⓘ Chowk Azam ⓘ Dera Ghazi Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunyapur ⓘ Fort Abbas ⓘ Hasilpur ⓘ Jampur ⓘ Jatoi ⓘ Khanewal NERFINISHED ⓘ Khanpur ⓘ Kot Addu ⓘ Kot Addu Tehsil ⓘ Kot Mithan ⓘ Layyah ⓘ Lodhran ⓘ Mian Channu ⓘ Multan ⓘ Muzaffargarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahim Yar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajanpur ⓘ Rojhan ⓘ Sadiqabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Shujabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Taunsa ⓘ Vehari NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazman ⓘ |
| hasMovementFor | separate province status ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Chenab River
ⓘ
Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutlej River ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
ⓘ
Shrine of Khawaja Ghulam Farid ⓘ Shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam ⓘ Shrine of Uch Sharif ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Bahawalpur Division
ⓘ
Dera Ghazi Khan Division ⓘ Multan Division ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sufi shrines
ⓘ
agrarian economy ⓘ cotton production ⓘ date cultivation ⓘ livestock farming ⓘ mango orchards ⓘ wheat production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asian continent
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssue | demand for South Punjab province ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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southern Punjab
this entity surface form:
South Punjab
this entity surface form:
south-central Pakistan
this entity surface form:
southern Punjab
this entity surface form:
southern Punjab