Adhi Kot
Adhi Kot is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
History
The Adhi Kot meteorite landed in the area on 1 May 1919. The meteorite, known as the Adhi Kot stone, fell at 32°16′N 71°49′E / 32.267°N 71.817°E at 12PM, 15 miles (24 km) north of station Nurpur, Shahpur District (the area was part of the Shahpur District during British Rule).
Gul Asghar Khan Baghoor, current Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan belongs to Adhi Kot.
References
- ^ "Local Government Elections - Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2008-01-24.
- ^ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Adhi_Kot.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ The Catalogue of Meteorites Natural History Museum
- ^ Smithsonian/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service
- ^ 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