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Maera Khet

Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Mirpur
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th Century - 1857 CE
Description: The site is located on the right side of Dudial road, leading to Mirpur city, at a distance of 6 km from the main town. The site is in the form of a terraced fortification, made up with alignment of irregular shaped stones. Potshards are littered over the site. The site is facing towards the west and surrounded by agricultural fields and modern period settlements. The site measures 200 x 200 m.
Latitude: 33.376944444
Longitude: 73.641975000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Threat to the Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Published In: Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2020
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ashraf, Ghani-ur-Rahman
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