Heritage record
Baoli Rajgah
PunjabBaoli (Stepped Well)Protected
Baoli is a Persian term that means a well with steps leading to the bottom to fetch water. Such wells were developed centuries ago along the main routes of army convoys and passengers on elephants, horses and other animals. It used to be a source of water consumption at a time when there was no means to pump it up to the ground level. Baoli Rajgah is a stepped well in Gujrat was constructed during the Mughal Period (16th/17th centuries).
- Record ID
- 10123
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Gujrat
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Baoli (Stepped Well)
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
- Coordinates
- 32.58271, 74.08422 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (2021 (Retrieved)). List of Protected Sites and Monuments in Punjab under Antiquties Act 1975 & Special Premises Ordinance 1985. https://archaeology.punjab.gov.pk/list-of-monuments-museums.
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