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Chachran Sharif is a city in Tehsil
Khanpur of the Rahim Yar Khan District, in the Punjab
state of Pakistan
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Chacharan Sharif is a historical town of District Rahim Yar Khan which is attributed with name of famous poet and saint Khawaja Ghulam Fareed and it is called Fareed city as he was born and lived in this city. This city is situated at the east bank of Indus River and is the last northern town of District Rahim Yar Khan. After it the territory of District Rajan Pur begins; Mithankot
, another historic town is directly across the river Indus on its west bank. A steel pontoon bridge is prepared in winter season which proves useful for 4 months. In this way this bridge gives the facility of traveling for thousands of the people of District Rahim Yar Khan and District Rajan Pur but this bridge is dismantled in the summer season and people cross the river using ferries and boats. In the floods days this way of communication is suspended. There are main mouzaz near Chachran Sharif Like Pahoran, Mud Adil, Beit Mugul, Mehran, Hasil Pur, Mouza Chachar, Mouza Chandia, Mouaza Hamid pur, faiz Abad, and Hyder Abad. Sardar Khair Muhammad Pahur who was Ex. Magistrate in eighteenth century and the Mouza Pahuran was named on his tribal name.
There was a big harbour in Chachran before the birth of Khawaja Ghulam Farid. Big boats used to be here and people do business through this way when traveling source were very rare. However Chachran got more fame after the birth known poet Khawaja Ghulam Farid and became known as Chachran Sharif. Mostly the people of Chachar tribe used to live and are living here and due it, its name has become known as Chachran Sharif. There are main mouzaz near Chachran Sharif Like Pahoran, Mud Adil, Beit Mugul, Mehran, Hasil Pur, Mouza Chachar, Mouza Chandia, Mouaza Hamid pur, faiz Abad, and Hyder Abad.
Dashti chacher Mughal
, Khawaja
, Mian
, Rajput
, Bhatti, Baloch
, Arain
, Jat, Jam, Abbasi
, Malik
, Jatoi
, Gharro; Mirani
, Khokhar
, Patafi, Pahur
}. Prior to the partition of British India in 1947, at least one third of population consisted of Hindus with predominance of Aroras who conducted the business and finance of the town. They left for India after the partition.
Mr Mehar Chand Verma, a Hindu Arora, was born in Chachran, migrated to India in 1947 and then to England in 1966, and has served as a municipal councillor in the city of Swansea
, Wales
, Un[ited Kingdom for many years.
Sport is widely played in the city, and the community of the city thoroughly enjoys sport as an enjoyable alternative in terms of recreation. The city is home to many talented cricketers of Pakistan who have achieved high levels and later gone on to represent national first-class teams as well as top state-wide clubs. The city once used to host a large cricket ground, which was generally maintained by the Mayor of the city and the town committee as well as prominent members of the city community. However, the muncipilty later demolished the ground and constructed a central park, much to the dismay of some people and their demands.Muhammad Abdullah Qureshi is the most popular cricketer in Chachran Sharif(03002139942).
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is the major language that is widely spoken. The national languages of Pakistan, Urdu
and English
,and Punjabi
are also fluently spoken and understood, especially in formal occasions.Some people can speak, write or understand Arabic well.
These tombs are of
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Khanpur of the Rahim Yar Khan District, in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
state of Pakistan
Pakistan
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Chacharan Sharif is a historical town of District Rahim Yar Khan which is attributed with name of famous poet and saint Khawaja Ghulam Fareed and it is called Fareed city as he was born and lived in this city. This city is situated at the east bank of Indus River and is the last northern town of District Rahim Yar Khan. After it the territory of District Rajan Pur begins; Mithankot
Mithankot
Mithankot , is located in southern Punjab, Pakistan.- Geography :Mithankot is located on the right bank of the Indus River, only a short distance downstream from its junction with Panjnad River. The latter is formed by successive confluence of the five rivers of Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab,...
, another historic town is directly across the river Indus on its west bank. A steel pontoon bridge is prepared in winter season which proves useful for 4 months. In this way this bridge gives the facility of traveling for thousands of the people of District Rahim Yar Khan and District Rajan Pur but this bridge is dismantled in the summer season and people cross the river using ferries and boats. In the floods days this way of communication is suspended. There are main mouzaz near Chachran Sharif Like Pahoran, Mud Adil, Beit Mugul, Mehran, Hasil Pur, Mouza Chachar, Mouza Chandia, Mouaza Hamid pur, faiz Abad, and Hyder Abad. Sardar Khair Muhammad Pahur who was Ex. Magistrate in eighteenth century and the Mouza Pahuran was named on his tribal name.
History
There are so many cites and references are available about Chachran Sharif in Authentic books. Some historian has mentioned in their books like Professor Saeed Ahmed Saeed has Quoted in his book "Political History Rahim Yar Khan" on Page 30, Mr. Yehya Amjad in his book "The History Of Old Pakistan" on page # 446, Professor H. C Rae Chaudhri in his book " Political History Of Initiant India" and Mr. Muhammad Hassan Dani in his book " Tamur Garha" on page 20 to page 22 mentioning that Malo was an ancient Arian democratic State. People of Malo tribe during the period of Great Alexander live near the linking point of Indus and Ravi Rivers, probably on the eastern side at Chachran, Allah Abad, Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan. So it proves that that In the age of Arian 900 BC, Chachran was like a basic city in that State. Shahzada Mirza Mehmood Shah cited in his travelling story on page # 46 that Chacharan at the bank of Indus River is in the premises of Bahawal Pur State. It is said that it was a big city and its population was like the population of Multan.There was a big harbour in Chachran before the birth of Khawaja Ghulam Farid. Big boats used to be here and people do business through this way when traveling source were very rare. However Chachran got more fame after the birth known poet Khawaja Ghulam Farid and became known as Chachran Sharif. Mostly the people of Chachar tribe used to live and are living here and due it, its name has become known as Chachran Sharif. There are main mouzaz near Chachran Sharif Like Pahoran, Mud Adil, Beit Mugul, Mehran, Hasil Pur, Mouza Chachar, Mouza Chandia, Mouaza Hamid pur, faiz Abad, and Hyder Abad.
Courts
There is no court in Chachran Sharif. However there is a sub divisional headquarters for courts in the tehsil of Khan Pur, which comprises on two honorable additional session judges courts and five civil judges courts. The bar is consisting of 280 members.Politics
People from Chachran Sharif have been comprehensively involved in local, state and national politics as well.Major tribes
The main clans of the Chachran are the Lond Bloch',Ghouri, koreja, Qureshi, AwanAwan (Pakistan)
Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
Dashti chacher Mughal
Mughal (tribe)
The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
, Khawaja
Khawaja
Khawaja or Khwaja is a title used in Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. It means Lord or Master.Khwajagan is a word often used to refer to a chains of Central Asian Naqshbandi Sufi Masters from the 10th to the 16th century A.D. In Ferdowsi's Shahnameh the word is used many times for some...
, Mian
Mian people
The Mian people are a people living in the Telefomin district of the Sandaun province in Papua New Guinea. The number of Mian is 3,500, based on the number of speakers of their language, Mian....
, Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
, Bhatti, Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
, Arain
Arain
The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
, Jat, Jam, Abbasi
Abbasi
Abbasi is a prominent Islamic family name. - Origin :The Abbasid caliphate was founded by the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, in Harran in 750 CE and shifted its capital in 762 to Baghdad...
, Malik
Malik
Malik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...
, Jatoi
Jatoi
Jatoi is the name of a Baloch tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. The Jatoi originated from Balochistan.sub clans of jatoi baloch are bullo,misrani,nacharani,shar,kharoos...
, Gharro; Mirani
Mirani
Mirani , from the Arabic Amir Mir + -âni , meaning "The Descendants of Mir" or "Amir", is a Sindhi tribe of Baloch origin, settled in Sindh, and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan as well as Tehran, Hormozgān, Kermān, Khūzestān, South Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan provinces of Iran...
, Khokhar
Khokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
, Patafi, Pahur
Pahur
Pahur is a town on the banks of the river Waghur in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. It was named on a person who belonged to Pahore clan of Rajput Chandravanshi. The Ajanta Caves are located 20 kilometers away from Pahur....
}. Prior to the partition of British India in 1947, at least one third of population consisted of Hindus with predominance of Aroras who conducted the business and finance of the town. They left for India after the partition.
Mr Mehar Chand Verma, a Hindu Arora, was born in Chachran, migrated to India in 1947 and then to England in 1966, and has served as a municipal councillor in the city of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
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, Un[ited Kingdom for many years.
Sport in Chachran Sharif
Cricket:Sport is widely played in the city, and the community of the city thoroughly enjoys sport as an enjoyable alternative in terms of recreation. The city is home to many talented cricketers of Pakistan who have achieved high levels and later gone on to represent national first-class teams as well as top state-wide clubs. The city once used to host a large cricket ground, which was generally maintained by the Mayor of the city and the town committee as well as prominent members of the city community. However, the muncipilty later demolished the ground and constructed a central park, much to the dismay of some people and their demands.Muhammad Abdullah Qureshi is the most popular cricketer in Chachran Sharif(03002139942).
Famous places and tourist attractions
One of the famous tourist attractions of the city is the Minchan Bund of Chachran Sharif Khawaja Ghulam Fareed Saran was (built in the eighteenth century for a Khawaja Sb.). The building structure is a blend of multi-cultural architecture, incorporating a typical eighteenth-century design as well as a traditional touch of both old and modern form of Pakistani architecturePakistani architecture
Pakistani architecture includes various structures built during different time periods. With the beginning of the Indus civilization around the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C., for the first time in the area which encompasses today's Pakistan an advanced urban culture developed with large...
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Education
The Government High School for Girls & Boys is separately providing education in many disciplines. Matric level classes have started in this School. There are so many Private Schools in this city.Poets
Khawaja Ghulam Fareed was a famous poet of Chachran Sharif. He wrote many books of poetry as well as the Islamic sciences.Languages
SaraikiSaraiki language
Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
is the major language that is widely spoken. The national languages of Pakistan, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
,and Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
are also fluently spoken and understood, especially in formal occasions.Some people can speak, write or understand Arabic well.
Tombs
There are Few famous Shrines or Darabrs (Tombs) in Chachran Sharif and in the surrounding areas.These tombs are of
- Khwaja Ghulam Fareed in Kot Mithan which is almost at 9 km distance from his city Chachran Sharif that is in the territory of District Rajan Pur that is not include in our district Rahim Yar Khan and the present sajjada nasheen of khawaja farid shrine is khawaja mazar farid koreja.
- Shrine Of Bukhari Sahib