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Rank	City	Population (2017 Census)[1][2][3]	Population (1998 Census)[1][4][3]	Change	Province
1	Karachi	14,916,456	9,339,023	+59.72%	Sindh
2	Lahore	11,126,285	5,209,088	+113.59%	Punjab
3	Faisalabad	3,204,726	2,008,861	+59.53%	Punjab
4	Rawalpindi	2,098,231	1,409,768	+48.84%	Punjab
5	Gujranwala	2,027,001	1,132,509	+78.98%	Punjab
6	Peshawar	1,970,042	982,816	+100.45%	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
7	Multan	1,871,843	1,197,384	+56.33%	Punjab
8	Hyderabad	1,734,309	1,166,894	+48.63%	Sindh
9	Islamabad	1,009,832	529,180	+90.83%	Islamabad
10	Quetta	1,001,205	565,137	+77.16%	Balochistan
11	Bahawalpur	762,111	408,395	+86.61%	Punjab
12	Sargodha	659,862	458,440	+43.94%	Punjab
13	Sialkot	655,852	421,502	+55.60%	Punjab
14	Sukkur	499,900	335,551	+48.98%	Sindh
15	Larkana	490,508	270,283	+81.48%	Sindh
16	Rahim Yar Khan	477,100	233,537	+104.29%	Punjab
17	Sheikhupura	473,129	280,263	+68.82%	Punjab
18	Jhang	414,131	293,366	+41.17%	Punjab
19	Talagang	401,607	284,795	+41.02%	Punjab
20	Dera Ghazi Khan	399,064	190,542	+109.44%	Punjab
21	Gujrat	390,533	251,792	+55.10%	Punjab
22	Sahiwal	389,605	208,778	+86.61%	Punjab
23	Wah Cantonment	380,103	198,891	+91.11%	Punjab
24	Mardan	358,604	245,926	+45.82%	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
25	Kasur	358,409	245,321	+46.10%	Punjab
26	Okara	357,935	201,815	+77.36%	Punjab
27	Mingora	331,091	173,868	+90.43%

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• Ranikot is the biggest Fort in Pakistan
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• This Fort is present in Sindh.
• Ranikot Fort is also known as The Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort, with a circumference of approximately 32 kilometers (20 mi).
• Nawab Wali Mohammad Khan Leghari, made Ranikot fort
  
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• Rohtas Fort is the oldest fort in Pakistan
  

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At the time of the partition of India in 1947, Karachi was the largest in Sindh with an estimated population of 400,000 people

On 15 August 1947 Capital of Sindh shifted from Karachi to Hyderabad and Karachi was made the national capital of Pakistan.

Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan

Karachi is the 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million

Karachi remained the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959.

The First Museum of Pakistan was established in Karachi on 17 April 1950

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Largest Radio Station Found In Pakistan Is Islamabad.

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Manchhar Lake is located: in the Jamshoro district of Sindh

Manchar Lake is the largest natural lake in Pakistan

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Manchar Lake is the largest lake in Pakistan and also in South Asia.

Location: District Jamshoro

Manchar Lake covered area: 260 square KM (100 square miles)

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The longest and largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River located in Sindh

The Sindhu River, also known as the Indus River,

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus River was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

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Explanation

Qalat is the largest division with regard to area.

Lahore is the largest division of Pakistan with regard to population.

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• The largest Mosque in Pakistan is Shah Faisal Mosque
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• Shah Faisal Mosque is the largest Mosque in Pakistan.
• Shah Faisal Mosque Architect by Vedat Dalokay. (Turkish)
• Shah Faisal Mosque Date established in 1986
• Shah Faisal Mosque Capacity of 300,000 worshippers
• Shah Faisal Mosque Minaret height 90 m (300 ft)

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Kharian Cantonment is one of the largest cantonments (Army bases) in Pakistan.

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Kharian Cantonment is located near Kharian city, in the Gujrat district of Punjab province.

The Cantonment was built in the late 1950s with US support.

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The oldest cantonment of Pakistan is Sialkot Cantonment 

42 Cantonment Boards are in Pakistan

Six military cantonments are there in Karachi

There are 56 Cantonments in Pakistan

The largest Cant in the world is Kanpur Cantonment