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Adhi Kot

Coordinates: 32°16′N 71°49′E / 32.267°N 71.817°E / 32.267; 71.817
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Adhi Kot
Village and union council
LandPakistan
RegionPunjab Province
DistrictKhushab District
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] It is located at 32°6'13N 71°48'24E with an altitude of 177 metres (583 feet).[2]

History

The area is notable for the Adhi Kot meteorite which landed 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 old Shahpur District during British Rule).[5]

References

  1. ^ Local Government Elections - Government of Pakistan
  2. ^ Location of Adhi Kot - Falling Rain Genomics
  3. ^ The Catalogue of Meteorites Natural History Museum
  4. ^ Smithsonian/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service
  5. ^ INDIAN METEORITES PUNJAB and DELHI: List of Indian meteorites.
    By C. A. SI~.RRAD, B.A., B.Sc. Indian Civil Service (retired).
    Communicated by Dr. L. J. Spencer, F.R.S., read November 1, 1932.

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


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