Marot

Marot مروٹ
City
Fort Marot
Location of Marot (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan
Marot Location of Marot (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan
Coordinates: 28°31′N 71°30′E / 28.51°N 71.50°E / 28.51; 71.50Coordinates: 28°31′N 71°30′E / 28.51°N 71.50°E / 28.51; 71.50
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Bahawalnagar
Tehsil	Fort Abbas
Population
• Total	280,000
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Postal code	62000
Dialling code	063
Number of Union councils	4
Marot Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement.

Marot (Urdu: مروٹ‎) is a city district in Bahawalnagar District in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan. This city is situated at the border of India and Pakistan. This city is situated 50 km from Fortabbas, 160 km from Bahawalnagar and 100 km from Bahawalpur.The population of the city is estimated 20,000, with some 280,000 in the entire district. It contains some notable forts such as Marot Fort, Jaamgarh, Mojgarh and Meergarh.

Mostly people are farmers in the area and the major crops are wheat, cotton, mustard and sugar cane.

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  Canal in Marot
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  Desert scenery, Marot
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  Little canal in fields
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  Fort Meergarh, Marot
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  Fort Marot
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  Marot
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  Fort Marot
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  Cotton plant, Marot
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  Mojgarh, Marot
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  Marot
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  Mustard, Marot
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  Sugar cane, Marot
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  Wheat, Marot

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