Marot | |
Native Name: | مروٹ |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 240px |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Coordinates: | 28.51°N 71.5°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bahawalnagar |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Fort Abbas |
Population Total: | 280000 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2009 |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 62000 |
Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
Area Code: | 063 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Union councils |
Blank Info Sec2: | 4 |
Footnotes: | Marot Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement. |
Marot (Punjabi, ur|{{Nastaliq|مروٹ) is a city in Bahawalnagar District in Punjab, 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 are wheat, cotton, mustard and sugarcane.
The spoken languages are Punjabi and Urdu.