Adhi Kot

Adhi Kot
Village and union council
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Coordinates: 32°6′13″N 71°48′24″E / 32.10361°N 71.80667°E / 32.10361; 71.80667
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab Province
DistrictKhushab District
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Time zoneUTC+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′N 71°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.

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Elections - Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2008-01-24.
  2. ^ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Adhi_Kot.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. ^ The Catalogue of Meteorites Natural History Museum
  4. ^ Smithsonian/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service
  5. ^ SI.RRAD, C. A. (November 1, 1932). "Indian Meteorites Punjab and Delhi: List of Indian meteorites" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-15.

32°16′N 71°49′E / 32.267°N 71.817°E / 32.267; 71.817


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