Type: Monument - Baoli (Stepped Well)
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Poonch
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1799-1849 CE
Description: It is located 16 km south-east of Hajira. Taitrinot crossing point is at its east at 2 km distance. Site is approached by following Hajira-Taitrinot Road. The site is lying on the side of road at distance of 200 m, on rock floor, surrounded by trees and with small stream flowing in front of it. It is facing towards the east, is square in plan, built in limestone and brick masonry with lime mortar. There are arches inside the chamber on three interior wall surfaces, with corbelled technique. One of the sides is completely destroyed. There is a mound nearby from which potshards have been collected. The site is still facilitating the locals and its actual construction is being altered into modern form of water tank, which is lying just down to main chamber.
Latitude: 33.708275556
Longitude: 73.960297605
Ownership: Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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
