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Marot مروٹ | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Fort Marot | |
 Location of Marot (in red) inPunjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan | |
  Marot | |
| Coordinates:28°31′N71°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 | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 62000 |
| Dialling code | 063 |
| Number ofUnion councils | 4 |
| Marot Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement. | |
Marot (Punjabi,Urdu:مروٹ) is a city inBahawalnagar District inPunjab, Pakistan. This city is situated at the border with India. This city is situated 50 km from Fort Abbas, 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.
Local people are largely associated with farming and major crops arewheat,cotton,mustard andsugarcane.
The spoken languages are Punjabi and Urdu.
