Umerkot

Umerkot
عمرڪوٽ
Amarkot
The 11th century Umarkot Fort
The 11th century Umarkot Fort
Umerkot عمرڪوٽ is located in Sindh
Umerkot عمرڪوٽ
Umerkot
عمرڪوٽ
Location of Umerkot
Umerkot عمرڪوٽ is located in Pakistan
Umerkot عمرڪوٽ
Umerkot
عمرڪوٽ
Umerkot
عمرڪوٽ (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 69°44′33″E / 25.36306°N 69.74250°E / 25.36306; 69.74250
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionMirpur Khas
DistrictUmerkot
Metropolitan CorporationPre-islamic
Government
 • BodyDistrict Government
 • Deputy CommissionerTahir Ali Memon[1]
Area
 • City
48.6 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Population
 • City
144,558
 • Rank79th, Pakistan
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
Postal code
69100
Dialling code238
Amarkot Shiv Mandir-major pilgrimage centre in Sindh

Umerkot (Urdu: عمرڪوٽ; 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. Sindhi, Urdu and Punjabi are also understood by the citizens.

This fort was built by Rana Amar Singh Sodha and hence it is called Amar Kot. This fort came under the control of Umar Soomro much later.

  1. ^ "SAU Umerkot campus graduated first batch". The Academia Magazine. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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