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==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:// | + | Until 2006, five graves existed here. However, in that year, allegedly some foreigners removed the remains of a woman. Read account here: [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.htmll Coffin removed] |
==Present situation== | ==Present situation== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_punjab_fort_munro.html Coffin Removed] (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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Revision as of 23:31, 19 November 2018
| 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
- Coffin Removed (names on the graves)
- 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
