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Irara Baoli

Type: Monument - Baoli (Stepped Well)
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Poonch
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1799-1849 CE
Description: This baoli is located on the north east side of the main Banjosa road at distance of half km. This is unique style of baoli, which was constructed in Dogra period and reconstructed by landowners. During reconstruction cement was applied on walls and a cover was provided on top. The baoli is still functional. People from nearby houses fetch drinking water from this baoli. The medium of construction was stone and tentatively assigned to the Dogra Period.
Latitude: 33.834579000
Longitude: 73.821460000
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
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