Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) | |
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| Amarkot | |
 The 11th century Umarkot Fort | |
  Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) Location of Umerkot  Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) Amarkot (امرڪوٽ) (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 69°44′33″E / 25.36306°N 69.74250°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Mirpur Khas |
| District | Umerkot |
| Metropolitan Corporation | Pre-islamic |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Government |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Tahir Ali Memon[1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 48.6 km2 (18.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 144,558 |
| • Rank | 79th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 69100 |
| Dialling code | 238 |
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.
- ^ "SAU Umerkot campus graduated first batch". The Academia Magazine. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.