Ahmedpur East
Ahmedpur East
Ahmedpur Sharqia | |
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City | |
The Abbasi Mosque at the nearby Derawar Fort | |
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Municipal Committee logo | |
Ahmedpur East Location of Ahmedpur East Ahmedpur East Ahmedpur East (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 29°8′38″N 71°15′33″E / 29.14389°N 71.25917°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalpur |
| Number of Union councils | 32 |
| Government | |
| • MNA (NA 183) | Syed Sami ul Hassan Gilani (PTI)since 2018 |
| • MPA (PP 268) | Mian Gazain Abbasi (PTI) since 2018 |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 196,718 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +5 |
| Postal code type | 63350 |
| Area code | 06222 |
Ahmedpur East (also known as Ahmadpur Sharqia) is a city located in Bahawalpur District in Punjab province of Pakistan. As of the 2023 census, the city has a population of approximately 196,618, making it the 69th most populous city in Pakistan. The city is situated near the Cholistan Desert, offering a hot desert climate with extreme summers and mild winters.
Ahmedpur East was built by Ahmed Khan son of Qadir Din Khan and grandson of Piruj Khan, in 1748. The city was badly damaged by heavy floods from the Ghara River in 1758. A new city on a mound half a mile to the south of the previous site was selected for the present city.