Umerkot

Amarkot (امرڪوٽ)
Amarkot
The 11th century Umarkot Fort
The 11th century Umarkot Fort
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) is located in Sindh
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ)
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ)
Location of Umerkot
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) is located in Pakistan
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ)
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ)
Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) (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
Umerkot Shiv Mandir-major pilgrimage centre in Sindh

Amarkot (Urdu: امر ڪوٽ; Dhatki : امرڪوٽ; Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ; IPA: [ʊmərkoːʈ], formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The Mughal emperor Akbar was born in Umerkot 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 Amar Singh Sodhi 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.