Umerkot District
Umerkot District (Dhatki ضِلع عُمَرکوٹ , Urdu: ضِلع عُمَرکوٹ ), is a district of Sindh province, Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district.
Umerkot District
ضلعو عمرڪوٽ | |
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 Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Headquarters | Umerkot |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,073,146 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | www |
Local Language is Dhatki which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and Punjabi are also understood in the district.
History
After the 1843 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindars, also known as Wadaras, to collect taxes for the British.
Umerkot Shiv temple
The Umarkot Shiv Mandir is one of the oldest and sacred Hindu temple in the Sindh.On Maha Shivratri, many Pilgrims from lower and upper Sindh come and most of them stay for the three days of festivities. It is one the biggest religious festivals in the country which is attended by around 250,000 people.[3]
See also
References
- "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- DISTRICT GOVERNMENT - Umerkot Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.dawn.com/news/1392074
