Amarkot

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Amarkot is an alternative name for Umarkot, a historic town and district in the Sindh province of Pakistan known for its cultural and Mughal-era significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place
populated place
town
administrativeCenterOf Umarkot District
administrativeStatus tehsil headquarters
alsoKnownAs Umarkot
contains Umarkot Fort
coordinateLocation approx. 25.36°N 69.74°E
country Pakistan
culturalHeritage Mughal-era architecture
Rajput heritage
Sindhi folk traditions
demographicsCharacteristic significant Hindu minority
ethnicGroup Rajputs
surface form: Rajput communities

Sindhi people
Thari people
governingBody local municipal administration of Umarkot
hasClimate arid climate
hasFort Umarkot Fort
hasNearbyCity Mirpur Khas
Sanghar
Tharparkar (Mithi)
heritageDesignation historic town
historicalEvent Akbar born in Umarkot Fort in 1542
historicalRegion Rajasthan cultural area
Sindh
historicalSignificance site of refuge for Humayun before Akbar’s birth
knownFor Mughal-era history
birthplace of Mughal emperor Akbar
languageUsed Dhatki
Sindhi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
locatedIn Sindh
Thar region of Sindh
surface form: southeastern Sindh

southern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Larkana District
surface form: Umarkot District
locatedInSubcontinentRegion South Asia
locatedInTimeZone Pakistan Standard Time
locatedNear Thar Desert
partOf Thar region
region Sindh
surface form: Lower Sindh
religion Hinduism
Islam
rulerInHistory Rana of Umarkot
touristAttraction Umarkot Fort
transportConnection road links to Hyderabad (Sindh)
road links to Mirpur Khas
utcOffset +05:00

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Umarkot hasNameVariant Amarkot