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'''Bahawalpur''' was the capital of [[Bahawalpur state]] until its merger with Pakistan in 1955. It is now the capital of Bahawalpur District, one of three districts making up the former state.
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'''Bahawalpur''' was the capital of [[Bahawalpur State]] until its merger with Pakistan in 1955. It is now the capital of Bahawalpur District, one of three districts making up the former state.
==History==
It was founded in 1748 by Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi I.
==Health==
===Hospitals===
[[Image:BahawalVictoriaHospital.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Bahawal Victoria Hospital]]
* Bahawal Victoria Hospital (1906) (formerly Civil Hospital 1867)
==Places of interest==
* Royal Palaces
* Bahawalpur Library (1924). Second largest in the province.
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalpur Bahawalpur] Wikipedia 9retrieved 16 may 2016)
===Historical books online===
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/105641 ''Punjab States Gazetteers Bahawalpur State Vol. 36 1908'']. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_210.gif Bahawalpur] Imperial Gazetteer
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