Bhakkar
| Bhakkar بهكّر |
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Thal Canal in Bhakkar
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 Bhakkar
بهكّر |
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| Coordinates: 31°38′N 71°04′E / 31.633°N 71.067°ECoordinates: 31°38′N 71°04′E / 31.633°N 71.067°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bhakkar |
| Tehsil | Bhakkar |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
| Calling code | 0453 |
| Union councils | 42 |
Bhakkar (Urdu: بهكّر), is the principal city of Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan. It lies on the left bank of the Indus river.
Bhakkar city is also the administrative centre of Bhakkar Tehsil one of the four tehsils of the district. Bhakkar Tehsil is sudivided into 17 Union Councils, three of which form the city of Bhakkar.
Bhakkar was founded probably towards the close of the fifteenth century by a group of colonists from Dera Ismail Khan. During 15th century, Bhakkar saw a struggle for power between Sher Shah Suri and Humayun. It came under Humayun's rule after he restored back the Mughal empire and he appointed Khan Khanan as the governor of the city alongside Multan, as Multan was a province during Mughal empire which included the city of Bhakkar in it.
Fray Sebastian Manrique, a 17th century traveller, travelled to this city in 1641 and described it as the capital of a Kingdom of Bhakkar.
During British rule Bhakkar Town was part of Bhakkar tehsil of Mianwali District. It was located on the left bank of Indus River and was on the North-Western Railway line.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the town as follows:
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