Umerkot
Umerkot عمرڪوٽ | |
|---|---|
| Amarkot | |
The 11th century Umarkot Fort | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 69°44′33″E / 25.36306°N 69.74250°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Mirpur Khas |
| District | Umerkot |
| Metropolitan Corporation | Pre-islamic |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Government |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Tahir Ali Memon |
| Area | |
• City | 48.6 km2 (18.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 144,558 |
| • Rank | 79th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 69100 |
| Dialling code | 238 |
Umerkot (Urdu: عمرکوٹ; Dhatki : عمرڪوٽ; Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ; IPA: [ʊmərkoːʈ], formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The Mughal emperor Akbar was born in Amarkot in 1542. The Hindu folk deities Pabuji and Ramdev married in Umerkot.
The local language is Dhatki, one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and Punjabi are also understood by this.