Kertee, also known as Kertigarh, is a village in

Tharparkar District Tharparkar (Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district. The district is the largest in Sin ...

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, Pakistan, located south of Mithi city. It was known as Karli Nagar in

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language. Apart from its historical background, Kertee is also famous for an ancient well, about which locals say, is 5000 years old. Stories mention that this well was constructed by the

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s during their exile of 14 years. There are also temples of some common deities like as Oghar Nath,

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, Pir Bhavsingh, Mard Ali Shah, Mauji, Mataji and three other temples of

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and one temple of

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Geography

This is a photo of Kertee village 5 august 2014

Kertee is situated in Tharparkar district, Sindh, Pakistan, south of Mithi city. It is surrounded by many other villages, including Veeh and Choompni to the south, Bhakuo and Veri.

Education

Kertee has

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and

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for boys and girls, also have separate

Government Girls School Kertee A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

for girls.

Agriculture

The district in which Kertee is situated is susceptible to droughts, which adversely affect local farming.

References

{{Cite web, url=http://www.sindheducation.gov.pk/notifications?S=Search&key=District+mithi&pageNumber=1&id=0, title=SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT, website=www.sindheducation.gov.pk, language=en-US, access-date=2018-12-03 Populated places in Tharparkar District

Geography

Education

Agriculture

See also

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