Umerkot
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thumb|Umarkot Shiv Mandir-major pilgrimage centre in Sindh Umerkot (Urdu: ; Dhatki : عمرڪوٽ; Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ; IPA: [ʊmərkoːʈ], formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The Mughal emperor Akbar was born in Amarkot in 1542. The Hindu folk deities Pabuji and Ramdev married in Umerkot.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Umerkot عمرڪوٽ
- Settlement.official_name
- Amarkot
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Umarkot Fort view3.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The 11th century Umarkot Fort
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- Location of Umerkot
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sindh#Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mirpur Khas
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Umerkot
- Settlement.seat_type
- City Council
- Settlement.parts_type
- Districts
- Settlement.governing_body
- District Government
- Settlement.leader_title
- City administrator
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Metropolitan commissioner
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- عمرکوٹ
- Population
- 144558
- Elevation
- 17
- Image
- Umarkot Fort view3.JPG
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Points of interest
- Education
- Demographics
- Population
- Religion
- See also
- Gallery
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- References
- External links
thumb|Umarkot Shiv Mandir-major pilgrimage centre in Sindh Umerkot (Urdu: ; Dhatki : عمرڪوٽ; Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ; IPA: [ʊmərkoːʈ], formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The Mughal emperor Akbar was born in Amarkot in 1542. The Hindu folk deities Pabuji and Ramdev married in Umerkot.
The local language is Dhatki, one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari.
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