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Rani Baoli & Hammams

Azad Jammu and KashmirBaoli (Stepped Well)Protected
It is located about a half km from Deputy Commissioner Office Palandri and can be approached via main bazar road. The access and road connectively are good. The plan is rectangular. It is single story enclosure. A wide entrance, measuring 1.3 m is provided on south side which leads to main courtyard. Southern retaining walls appear to be partially damaged. One octagonal stepped water tank made in dressed sand stones located in the center of the courtyard. Cells, possibly hammas are provided on the northern and western sides in L shape. Five cells are provided on northern side while a rectangular hall is provided towards west. One small water trough is provided on exterior side of the western retaining wall while a slight bigger one is provided on exterior side of southern wall besides decorated and outward projected south-western corner pillar. Perforated projections for curtains have been provided on all the cells. Central cell is slightly bigger in size and also have octagonal shaped stepped water tank in it. Each cell was provided with pointed arched entrance and wooden gate. Some of them still intact but in deteriorated condition.
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Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.

Record ID
10366
Province / territory
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District
Sudhnoti
Tehsil
Palandri
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Baoli (Stepped Well)
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by Azad Jammu & Kashmir Preservation and Protection of Antiquities Act, 1986 (instrument: Protected by Azad Jammu & Kashmir Preservation and Protection of Antiquities Act, 1986)
Coordinates
33.71954, 73.68851 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous.

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