Historical Places

 

Tomb of Ghazi Khan

The tomb of Ghazi Khan was built in the beginning of 15th century. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. This is present in the Mulla Qaid Shah Graveyard. Its main gate is from eastern side and two small doors are in side of north and south. In it there are 11 graves, which are of the family of Ghazi Khan. Every side of the tomb is 13 feet and 3 inches from inner side and which are conical minarets from out side. Its circular distance from the earth is 17 feet and half. The half diameter of the conical minarets remains 34 inches on the highet of 19 feet. There are 28 ladders from northern side in the internal side. The Graveyard came into being due to the tomb of Ghazi Khan. This is the oldest building of the city Dera Ghazi Khan.

 

Tomb of Ghazi Khan

Tomb of Ghazi Khan

 

Shrine of Pir Adil

The shrine of Pir Adil is also the old building of the city. It is situated in northern side of City D.G.Khan at the distance of 25 Km. Lots of people from different areas are always use to come at the time of fair.

 

Shrine of Pir Adil

Shrine of Pir Adil

 

Church Yard

In front of central jail there is a residential colony named Canal Colony. The church yard is situated in the northern side of the colony. This is the unique church yard which is situated in the walls on its four sides. This church yard could not spread because of minority of the Christian in the local area. This was came into being in the year 1910.

 

Shah Bagh Mosque

After the destruction of the old Dera Ghazi Khan when the people of Dera Ghazi Khan shifted in the new city. This is the first Mosque where they performed their first Jumma Namaz. It is in the Block 7.In the city people performed their first Jumma Namaz behind the Mutawali of the Mosque named Syed Bagh Ali Shah. So this is the first and old mosque of the city.

 

Jamia Masjid

This is the biggest Masjid of the city. Which was constructed in year 1916.There is a large pool in the Masjid which is used for making ablution. It has a big hall for saying prayer whose length is 100 feet and width is 45 feet, in which 3000 men can say their prayer at one time. Its courtyard is also big in which 10,000 men can say their prayer. The minarets of the Masjid are 85 feet high in which there are 100 ladders.

 

Masjid Fazal-e-Haq

After the Jamia Masjid Block # 3, this is the biggest and oldest Masjid of the city. In which 8000 people can say their prayer at one time. This is situated in the Block 28. Its beginning stone was kept by Maulvi Fazal Haq (Marhoom) who died in the year 1965.Who is buried in the courtyard of this Masjid.

 

Tomb of Sakhi Sarwar

Tomb of Sakhi Sarwar is situated 40 Km far from D.G.Khan City. Lots of People from all over the Punjab and also from other provinces use to come here at the time of fair. This is the one fair of the District D.G.Khan that always held approximately for one month.  

 

 
 
 

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