Uch Sharif - Bahawalpur
Uch Sharif is situated 50km to the west of Bahawalpur on a road leading from Ahmadpur East towards Panjnad, and is well worth a visit. Uch may have been founded as Alexandria on the Indus, a town founded by Alexander the Great during his invasion of the Indus Valley. Uch was an early stronghold of the Delhi Sultanate during the Muslim conquest of the subcontinent. Also known as home for the Naqvi/Bukhari’s after the migration from Bukhara. Uch was a regional metropolitan center between the 12th and 17th centuries and became a refuge for Muslim religious scholars fleeing persecution from other lands. Though Uch is now a relatively small city, it is renowned for its intact historic urban fabric, and for its collection of shrines dedicated to Muslim mystics from the 12-15th centuries that are embellished with extensive tile work, and were built in the distinct architectural style of southern Punjab.
Uch Sharif Tourist Attractions
- Shrine of Hazrat Jalal-ud-Din Surkhposh Bukhari
- Tomb of Bibi Jaiwindi
- Tombs of Bahawal Haleem
- Ustad Ladla
- SheiKh Saifuddin Ghazruni
- Makhdoom Jahanian Jahangasht (The great traveler of the world)
- Rajan Qattal
- Ohaus Subharii
- Panjnad Head
- Uch Sharif Bazaar
