city in NE Pakistan, near the Chenab River: pop. 730,000
See Multan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mo͝ol-tänˈ)
A city of east-central Pakistan southwest of Lahore. Conquered c. 326 B.C. by Alexander the Great, it was captured by Tamerlane in 1398 and was under British jurisdiction from 1849 until 1947. Population: 1,430,000.
