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Bawali Baoli

Type: Monument - Baoli (Stepped Well)
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Bhimber
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1799-1849 CE
Description: The baoli is located in the Baoli village, 1 km from the main city and its nearest village is satha Baoli village. The baoli is rectangular in shape, constructed with burnt bricks masonry laid in lime mortar. The baoli is built on the ancient route leading to pooch city. There are eighteen steps leading to the level of water. The stairs are made of schist stone masonry. Pointed arched structure is built to support the walls of the baoli. The well is octagonal in shape, built in small size burnt bricks with lime mortars.
Latitude: 32.978750000
Longitude: 74.072472222
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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