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Marot Fort

Type: Monument - Fort
Province: Punjab
District: Bahawalnagar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: The fort is rectangular in plan, measuring 141m on the southern side and 250m on the west externally. Two of the surviving bastions at southwest and northeast are 9m in dia. The burnt bricks used in the fortification walls are of varying sizes, some measuring 32x20x5 cm and 21.5x63.5x3.1 cm. At present, the entire fort is in advanced stage of ruins and most of its original layout has disappeared.
Latitude: 29.177777778
Longitude: 72.436111111
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Forts in Cholistan
Published In: Ancient Cholistan, Archaeology and Architecture
Year of Publication: 1997
Bibliography/Reference: Mughal, Mohammad Rafique
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