Chachran Sharif

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Chachran Sharif is a historic town in Punjab, Pakistan, renowned as a Sufi center associated with the revered poet-saint Khawaja Ghulam Farid.

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Chachran Sharif canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
associatedWith Saraiki literature
Sufi music and qawwali
continent Asia
country Pakistan
culturalRegion Saraiki belt
culturalSignificance center of Saraiki Sufi culture
governedBy local government of Rahim Yar Khan District
hasCoordinateRegion southern Punjab
hasCulturalHeritage Saraiki Sufi poetry tradition
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
riverine trade (local)
hasEducationalAspect informal Sufi learning circles
hasLanguage Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language

Saraiki
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
hasNotablePerson Khawaja Ghulam Farid
hasPilgrimage annual Urs of Khawaja Ghulam Farid
hasPlaceOfWorship shrine of Khawaja Ghulam Farid
hasReligiousSignificance Sufism
hasTitle Sharif (denoting sanctity)
heritageStatus historic town
knownFor Sufi heritage
Sufi shrines
association with Khawaja Ghulam Farid
religious tourism
locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Rahim Yar Khan District
locatedInRegion South Punjab
locatedOn bank of the Indus River
majorReligion Sunni Islam
nearbyWaterBody Indus River
partOf Punjab province
linked to: Province of Punjab

Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil
populationType small town
regionalImportance important Sufi center in South Punjab
religion Islam
religiousTourismType Sufi shrine visitation
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
transportConnection road links to Kot Mithan
road links to Rahim Yar Khan
utcOffset +05:00

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Khawaja Ghulam Farid placeOfBirth Chachran Sharif
Khawaja Ghulam Farid placeOfDeath Chachran Sharif
Khawaja Ghulam Farid burialPlace Chachran Sharif