Khairpur Tamewali
| Khairpur Tamewali (KPT) | |
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 Khairpur Tamewali (KPT)
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| Coordinates: 29°34′48″N 72°13′58″E / 29.58000°N 72.23278°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalpur |
| Tehsil | Khairpur Tamiwali |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 300,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 062 |
Khairpur Tamewali is a city and the capital of Khairpur Tamewali Tehsil, Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Khairpur Tamewali was known as Khairpur in the early 18th century. It was named after "Tommy", an Englishman who discovered a meteor which fell in early 1900 at the junction of the Sidhnai Mailsi Link river and the Bahawal canal. The meteor is still available at a museum in London, England. The name became Khairpur Tamewali with the passage of time.
The Tomb of khawaja Khuda Bakhsh is situated in this city. This City is under-privileged with respect to education.Educational activities are not well performed here. Educational minister has to bring better reforms in this very tehsil of Bahwalpur.
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