Fort Munro
فورٹ منرو | |
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Hill station | |
 Steel bridges of Fort Munro | |
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| Coordinates: 29°55′48″N 69°59′05″E / 29.9300°N 69.9848°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Elevation | 2,180 m (7,152 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Fort Munro (Balochi, Urdu: فورٹ منرو), formerly known as Tuman Leghari (Balochi: تمن لغاری), is a hill station which is located at a height of 6,470 feet (1,970 m) above sea level in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan.[1] Fort Munro or formerly 'Tuman leghari' is the head quarter of the Leghari tribe. Fort Munro is part of Sulaiman mountain range.[2] It was developed by British government in late 19th century.
It attracts many people for short stays during the hot summer. It is around 85 kilometres from Dera Ghazi Khan city, Punjab, Pakistan and about 185 kilometres from Multan in Sulaiman Mountain range. The people of Fort Munro are nomads, especially of the Leghari tribe.
Fort Munro's altitude is 1800 meters. Yakbai top and Mubarki top are other major tourist spots, located near Fort Munro where elevation reaches above 2000 meters.[3] It can also be reached either from Loralai, Balochistan or from Multan (Punjab). From Punjab, the mountain range starts near Rakhni, which is a provincial border-post between Balochistan and Punjab.[4]
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- ^ Akroyd, Clarissa (2014-11-17). Pakistan. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63355-947-9.
- ^ "The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Fort Munro". Archived from the original on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-03-04.