Marot
مروٹ
City
Fort Marot
Fort Marot
Location of Marot (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan
Location of Marot (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan
Marot is located in Pakistan
Marot
Marot
Coordinates: 28°31′N 71°30′E / 28.51°N 71.50°E / 28.51; 71.50
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictBahawalnagar
TehsilFort Abbas
Population
  Total280,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
62000
Dialling code063
Number of Union councils4
Marot Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement.

Marot (Punjabi, Urdu: 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.

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