Multan

Multan is the spiritual home of Pakistan's mango industry. Forty percent of the country's commercial mango acreage sits within a hundred kilometres of the city, and the Chaunsa cultivar, Pakistan's national variety, was perfected here over four generations.

Climate & soil

White-hot dry summers (45°C+), Sutlej river silt loam, and a six-week monsoon window that arrives just as the harvest begins.

What makes Multan special

• Sutlej silt holds moisture without water-logging
• Day-night temperature swing concentrates sugar
• Four generations of grafting expertise
• True honey Chaunsa is grown only in this microclimate

Famous varieties

Chaunsa, Honey Chaunsa, Anwar Ratol, Langra

Harvest window

Mid June, early September

Scale

~310,000 acres of mango orchards

History & heritage

Mango cultivation in Multan is documented in Mughal-era texts. The post-Partition generation perfected the Chaunsa cultivar to its modern form, and the city's wholesale market remains the price-setting benchmark for the entire Pakistani export trade.

Multan's famed shrines, blue-tile architecture and 800-year-old grafting traditions all share the same Sutlej basin that grows the Chaunsa.