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Irara Baoli

Azad Jammu and KashmirBaoli (Stepped Well)Protected
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.
Record ID
6697
Province / territory
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District
Poonch
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Baoli (Stepped Well)
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
33.83458, 73.82146 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Khan, Ashraf, Ghani-ur-Rahman. (2020). Threat to the Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2020.

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