Umarkot

E79535

historical place human settlement town

Umarkot is a historic town in the Sindh province of Pakistan, traditionally known as the birthplace of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical place → human settlement → town →
associatedWithDynasty	Mughal dynasty →
associatedWithPerson	Akbar → Humayun →
category	Cities and towns in Sindh → Populated places in Umerkot District →
country	Pakistan →
demographicCharacteristic	ethnically diverse population → significant Hindu minority →
elevation	low-lying desert plain →
etymology	name linked to local ruler Umer or Amar (traditional accounts) →
governedBy	Government of Sindh →
hasBuilding	Umarkot Fort museum →
hasClimate	arid climate →
hasCulturalHeritage	Rajput heritage → Sindhi culture →
hasFort	Umarkot Fort →
hasNameVariant	Amarkot → Umerkot →
heritage	Mughal-era history →
historicalAssociation	Mughal Empire → Rana of Umarkot →
historicalEvent	birth of Akbar in 1542 →
knownFor	Umarkot Fort → birthplace of Mughal emperor Akbar →
languageSpoken	Sindhi → Urdu →
locatedIn	Sindh →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Umerkot District →
locatedInCountrySubdivision	Sindh province →
locatedInFormerEntity	Bombay Presidency (historical association) → British India →
locatedInSubregion	South Asia →
locatedInTimeZone	Pakistan Standard Time →
locatedOnContinent	Asia →
nearBorderWith	India →
partOf	Umerkot District →
primaryEconomicActivity	agriculture → trade →
region	Thar Desert →
religionPracticed	Hinduism → Islam →
tourismType	heritage tourism →
transportConnection	road links to Hyderabad (Sindh) → road links to Mirpur Khas →
UTCOffset	+05:00 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thar and Parkar District ("Umerkot") →	administrativeCenter
Akbar →	birthPlace
Umarkot ("Umerkot") →	hasNameVariant