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|altitude= 1800m (6,470 ft)
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'''Fort Munro''' is a [[hill station]] some 80 kms from [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], in Southern [[Punjab]].
'''Fort Munro''' was a [[hill station]] some 80 kms from [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], in Southern [[Punjab]].


==Graves==
==Graves==
Until 2006, five graves existed here. However, in that year, allegedly some foreigners removed the remains of a woman. Read account here: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.html Coffin removed]
Until 2006, five graves existed here. However, in that year, allegedly some foreigners removed the remains of a woman. See External links, below.


==Present situation==
The area is considered tribal territory and is off limits to foreigners today.


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.html Coffin Removed] (names on the graves)
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.html Coffin removed from grave in Fort Munro] sites.rootsweb.com. Includes names on the graves.
*[https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/ic/id/59/rec/17 Photograph: Fort Munro hill station, 1899] Caption below image:  Kher Fort Munro, 1899. University of Washington Collection “37th Dogras Northwest Frontier Colonial India photograph album”. PH Coll 346.21c
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Latest revision as of 02:46, 4 July 2020

Fort Munro
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 29.925833°N 69.983333°E
Altitude: 1800m (6,470 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Fort Munro
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Fort Munro was a hill station some 80 kms from Dera Ghazi Khan, in Southern Punjab.

Graves

Until 2006, five graves existed here. However, in that year, allegedly some foreigners removed the remains of a woman. See External links, below.

Present situation

The area is considered tribal territory and is off limits to foreigners today.

External Links