Heritage record
Umar Pur Fort & Mound
PunjabSettlementProtected
An archaeological site in ruined condition. It is irregular in shape and a large number of bricks bats have been reported from the site. The traces of old fort are also visible, square in shape measuring 90x90 m on each direction. Except the site proper of the fort the entire mound with its surroundings has been used for cultivation. There is a small brick kiln to the north-east side along the metaled road.
- Record ID
- 8747
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Vehari
- Tehsil
- Burewala
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Settlement
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 30.15833, 72.83611 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Rasool, Niaz. (1996). The Monuments and Ancient Sites in the Surveyed Districts of Punjab. Pakistan Archaeology, Number 29, 1994-1996, DOAM, Karachi.
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