Description
Bahawalpur is famously known for its Jamia Masjid Al Sadiq. It is a beautiful mosque with a stunning architecture. It is white as marble with two huge pillars (Minars). The marble is subject to beautiful calligraphy of the names of Allah and verses of the Coran. The mosque was established it can accommodate 50000 to 60000 people at one time.
The princely state of Bahawalpur was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II after the break-up of the Durrani Empire. The city is over 15 kilometres long. Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan III signed a treaty with the British on 22 February 1833, guaranteeing the independence of the Nawab. The state acceded to Pakistan on 7 October 1947 when Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur decided to join Pakistan fifty days after independence.