Adhi Kot

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Adhi Kot
Village and union council
Coordinates: 32°6′13″N71°48′24″E / 32.10361°N 71.80667°E / 32.10361; 71.80667
CountryPakistan
Region Punjab Province
District Khushab District
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Adhi Kot is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. [1] [2]

History

The Adhi Kot meteorite landed in the area on 1 May 1919. [3] [4] The meteorite, known as the Adhi Kot stone, fell at 32°16′N71°49′E / 32.267°N 71.817°E / 32.267; 71.817 at 12PM, 15 miles (24 km) north of station Nurpur, Shahpur District (the area was part of the Shahpur District during British Rule). [5]

Gul Asghar Khan Baghoor, current Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan belongs to Adhi Kot.

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References

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32°16′N71°49′E / 32.267°N 71.817°E / 32.267; 71.817