Multan

Summary

Multan is a city^[1]. Multan ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Multan is located in Multan District^[3].
• Multan is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Multan is on the body of water Chenab River^[5].
• Multan's image is recorded as MultanMontage.jpg^[6].
• Multan's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Multan's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Multan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Konya^[9].
• Multan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa^[10].
• Multan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rasht^[11].
• Multan's legislative body is recorded as Municipal Corporation Multan^[12].
• Multan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132529642^[13].
• Multan's GND ID is recorded as 4246341-5^[14].
• Multan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81022143^[15].
• Multan's IdRef ID is recorded as 123330637^[16].
• Multan's postal code is recorded as 60000^[17].
• Multan's Commons category is recorded as Multan^[18].
• Multan's located in time zone is recorded as Pakistan Standard Time^[19].
• Multan's local dialing code is recorded as 061^[20].
• Multan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.197777777777777, 'lon': 71.47111111111111}^[21].
• Multan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027_dl^[22].
• Multan's significant event is recorded as Siege of Multan^[23].
• Multan's official website is recorded as http://www.multan.gov.pk/^[24].
• Multan's IPA transcription is recorded as mʊltaːn^[25].
• Multan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Multan^[26].
• Multan's Commons gallery is recorded as Multan^[27].

Body

Geography

Multan is in the country of Pakistan^[4]. Multan is located in Multan District^[3]. Multan is on the body of water Chenab River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3721'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+286'}^[29]. Multan's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+122'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1606481'}^[31], {'amount': '+3117000'}^[32], and {'amount': '+1871843'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and big city^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Multan include Multan International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Pakistan^[36].

Why It Matters

Multan ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).^[2] Multan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Multan is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Multan include Multan International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Pakistan^[36].