Bahawalpur

Ba·ha·wal·pur

[buh-hah-wuhl-poor, bah-wuhl-]
noun
1.
a state in E Pakistan. 32,443 sq. mi. (83,000 sq. km).
2.
the capital of this state.
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Bahawalpur (ˌbæhəˈwɒlpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)

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bahawalpur

city, southeastern Punjab province, Pakistan. The nawabs of Bahawalpur originally came from Sindh; they formed a princely state and assumed independence in 1802.

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