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* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.html Coffin Removed] (names on the graves)
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.html Coffin Removed] (names on the graves)
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[[Category:Locations]]
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Revision as of 15:32, 28 August 2013

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. Read account here: Coffin removed

Present situation

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

External Links