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Fort Munro
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| 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
- Coffin removed from grave in Fort Munro sites.rootsweb.com. Includes 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