Umerkot
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For the district, see Umerkot District. For other uses, see Umerkot (disambiguation).
Amarkot (Urdu: عمركوٹ; 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 Umerkot in 1542. The Hindu folk deities Pabuji and Ramdev married in Amarkot.
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Amarkot (Amarkot) | |
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Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 69°44′33″E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Division | Mirpur Khas |
District | Umarkot |
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 | 134,052 |
• Rank | 68th, Pakistan |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
Postal code | 69100 |
Dialling code | 238 |
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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.