The Gumti Water Fountain is a monument in

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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
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Historical Gumti in Faisalabad on YouTube

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