Umerkot
Umerkot (Urdu: عمركوٹ; Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ; IPA: [ʊmərkoːʈ], formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The 3rd Mughal emperor Akbar was born at Umerkot in 1542.
Umerkot (Amarkot)
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The 11th century Umarkot Fort | |
Umerkot (Amarkot) Location of Umarkot Umerkot (Amarkot) Umerkot (Amarkot) (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 69°44′33″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Mirpur Khas |
| District | Umarkot |
| Metropolitan Corporation | Pre-islamic |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Government |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Tahir Ali Memon |
| Area | |
| • City | 48.6 km2 (18.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • City | 134,052 |
| • Rank | 68th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 69100 |
| Dialling code | 238 |
The local language is Dhatki, one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and Punjabi are also understood by the citizens.
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