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Kot Mirpur Buro

SindhFortProtected
There are three towers or bastions are remaining, but original plan has 8 towers or bastions, 4 in corner and one in center of each wall. Main entrance is on northern side. Maximum length is 77 m EW, while its maximum breadth is 77 m NS. Its maximum height is 6m. Mud mortar has been used as building material. Fort is square in plan. This fort was repaired 25 years ago. In base of fort courses of burnt brick were provided. This fort exists in unsatisfactory condition. This fort was built in Talpur period.
Record ID
6828
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Jacobabad
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Fort
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
28.17500, 68.71389 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.. (1995-2001). Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments (1995-2001). Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums.

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