The Gumti Water Fountain is a monument in

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

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preserved from the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

era. It was built during the early nineteenth century and was a general meeting place of the city folk for local town meetings. Today the structure still exists and has been turned into a roundabout for traffic with the water fountain still working at the center.Gumti Water Fountain on A Gazetteer of the Territories under the British Raj (page 297) via GoogleBooks
Retrieved 26 October 2020

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Historical Gumti in Faisalabad on YouTube

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