Marot
Marot (Urdu: مروٹ) is a city district in Bahawalnagar District in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan. This city is situated at the border of India and Pakistan. This city is situated 50 km from Fortabbas, 160 km from Bahawalnagar and 100 km from Bahawalpur. The population of the city is estimated 20,000, with some 280,000 in the entire district. It contains some notable forts such as Marot Fort, Jaamgarh, Mojgarh and Meergarh.
Marot مروٹ | |
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City | |
 Fort Marot | |
 Location of Marot (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan | |
  Marot Location of Marot (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 28.51°N 71.50°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalnagar |
| Tehsil | Fort Abbas |
| Population | |
| • Total | 280,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 62000 |
| Dialling code | 063 |
| Number of Union councils | 4 |
| Marot Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement. | |
Mostly people are farmers in the area and the major crops are wheat, cotton, mustard and sugar cane.
The spoken languages are Punjabi And Urdu.
Gallery
Canal in Marot
Desert scenery
Little canal in fields
Fort Meergarh
Fort Marot
Marot
Fort Marot
Cotton plant
Mojgarh
Marot
Mustard
Sugar cane
Wheat
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| Bahawalpur |
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| Dera Ghazi Khan |
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| Faisalabad |
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| Gujranwala |
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| Lahore |
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| Multan |
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| Rawalpindi |
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| Sahiwal |
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| Sargodha |
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