Kertee, also known as Kertigarh, is a village in

Tharparkar District Tharparkar ( Dhatki/; , ), 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 (1901⁠–⁠1947) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1860⁠– ...

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, Pakistan, located south of

Mithi Mithi (; , ) is a city and the administrative capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It became the district headquarter of Tharparkar District in 1990, after the area's separation from Mirpur Khas. Mithi is one of the v ...

city. It was known as Karli Nagar in Gujarati language. Apart from its historical background, Kertee is also famous for an ancient well, said to be 5,000 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 Hindu deities like as Oghar Nath, Pir Pithora, Pir Bhavsingh, Mard Ali Shah, Mauji, Mataji, three 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, south of

. It some of the surrounding villages include Veeh and Choompni to the south, as well as Bhakuo and Veri.

Education

Kertee has separate government primary and high schools for boys and girls, as well as Government Girls School Kertee 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

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