List of forts in Pakistan explained

The following is a partial list of forts and castles in Pakistan:

NameLocationProvince/RegionDate of CompletionOwnership / Built byImageNotes
Sialkot FortSialkot DistrictPunjab2nd CenturyRaja Sálbán
Al-RorSukkur DistrictSindh
Throchi FortKotli DistrictAzad Kashmir1460
Shagai FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1927
Harkishan Garh FortHaripur DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1822–23
Baghsar Fort[1] Samahni Valley, BhimberAzad KashmirMughal EmpireCurrently closed to visitors, due to it being right beside Line of Control between Pakistan and India.
Ramkot FortMirpurAzad KashmirGakhars
Karjai FortKhuiratta, Kotli DistrictAzad Kashmir[2]
Red Fort, MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabadAzad Kashmir1646Sultan Muzaffar KhanLocally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" or just "qila".
Zhob Fort[3] ZhobBalochistan1867British RajAlso known as Sandeman Fort.
Kalat Fort[4] KalatBalochistanThe town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa (Sewa's Fort), after Sewa, a legendary hero of the Baloch people.
Punno Fort[5] TurbatBalochistanAlso known as "Meeri Kalaat". Location
Fort MunroD.G.KhanPunjab Pakistan1800John Munro, 9th of TeaninichLocally, it is known as the "South Punjab Murree".
Sibi Fort[6] SibiBalochistan
Baltit FortHunza ValleyGilgit BaltistanSince 2004, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list.
Skardu FortSkarduGilgit Baltistan
Altit FortAltit, Hunza ValleyGilgit Baltistan
Shigar FortShigarGilgit BaltistanAmacha DynastyThe Shigar Fort means The Fort on Rock.
Khaplu FortKhaplu, Ghanche DistrictGilgit BaltistanIt is locally known as Yabgo Khar, meaning "The fort on the roof".
Kalam Darchi FortMisgar Valley, Gojal(Upper Hunza)Gilgit Baltistan1933British RajThis fort was named after a naked saint and was built by British soldiers during 1932–33 to check the invasion and inflow of people from China and USSR through Wahkan corridor. It remained the abode of Gilgit Scouts.[7]
Bala Hisar FortPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwaalso known as Qila Balahisar
Chitral Fort[8] ChitralKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mastuj Fort[9] MastujKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Drosh FortChitralKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chakdarra Fort[10] Lower Dir DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1586Mughal EmpireThe Mughals built a fort here in 1586, occupied in 1895 by the British, who built the present fort in 1896.
Malakand FortMalakand DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Handyside FortKohatKhyber PakhtunkhwaBritish Raj
Attock FortAttock Khurd, AttockPunjab1583 Mughal Emperor AkbarAttock Fort was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Akbar the Great from 1581 to 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of the River Indus.
Rohtas FortJhelumPunjabSher Shah Suri
Derawar FortBahawalpurPunjabRajput
Lahore FortLahorePunjab1605Mughal Emperor Akbar
Malot FortChakwalPunjab1527Mughal Emperor Babur
Darbar Mahal[11] BahawalpurPunjab
Pharwala CastleRawalpindiPunjabGakhars
Sheikhupura Fort[12] SheikhupuraPunjab1607Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Multan FortMultanPunjabThe fort was destroyed by British forces.
Mankera FortMankera, Bhakkar DistrictPunjab
Meer Garh FortMeer GarhPunjab
Marot FortMarotPunjab[13] A ruined fortress town.
Fort AbbasFort Abbas Tehsil, Bahawalnagar DistrictPunjab
Bavaani FortSahiwalPunjab
Shujabad FortShujabadPunjab
Nandana FortJhelumPunjabAl-Beruni (973-1053 AD), the celebrated traveler, historian, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and scientist, came to the subcontinent in the period of Mehmood of Ghazni during the 11th century. It was at Nandana, that he measured the circumference of the earth.[14]
SatgharaOkara DistrictPunjabIt is also believed to be the location of the tomb of Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind (1468–1565).
Kot Diji FortKot Diji, Khairpur DistrictSindh1795Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur
Ranikot FortJamshoro DistrictSindhRanikot Fort is also known as The Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort with a circumference of approximately .[15] Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[16]
Naukot FortTharparkarSindh
Bukkur FortSukkurSindh
Sehwan FortSehwan SharifSindh
Qasim fortKarachiSindh18th Century CETalpur dynasty
Pacco QilloHyderabadSindh1768 Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
Umerkot FortUmerkotSindhRajput
Kadiro FortSindh
Rawat FortIslamabadIslamabad Capital TerritoryGakhars
Jamrud FortJamrud, Khyber AgencyKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1836Hari Singh Nalwa
Miranshah FortMiranshah, North Waziristan
Wana FortWana, Pakistan, South WaziristanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ali Masjid FortKhyber AgencyKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1837Dost Mohammad Khan
Islamgarh FortKhanpur, Rahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab1665Raja Rawal Siri Bheem Singh[17]
Moj Garh FortBahawalnagar, Bahawalnagar DistrictPunjab[18]
Bijnot FortCholistan Desert in Bahawalpur DistrictPunjab
Deen Garh Fort[19]
Khair Garh FortKhanpur, Rahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab
Nawan Kot Fort
Jaam Garh Fort
Khan Garh FortKhanpur, Rahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SAMAHNI VALLEY BHIMBER AZAD KASHMIR.
  2. Web site: قلعہ کرجائی | مرزا فرقان حنیف | آرٹیکل | پریس فار پیس. March 14, 2021.
  3. Web site: PakistanPaedia - Quetta. www.pakistanpaedia.com.
  4. Web site: Kalat Fort.
  5. Web site: Pannu Fort Balochistan, Pakistan. Trango. Travel.
  6. Web site: The Historic Sibi Fort.
  7. Web site: Forts of Gilgit-Baltistan.
  8. Web site: Chitral 1895 - the fort under siege. www.devonheritage.org.
  9. Web site: Hindukush Heights.
  10. Web site: Forts of Pashtunkhwa :: Khyber.ORG. https://archive.today/20120803024513/http://www.khyber.org/pictures/a/FortsofPashtunkhwa.shtml. usurped. August 3, 2012. www.khyber.org.
  11. Web site: The Bahawalpur Photo Gallery. 2010-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100608174721/http://www.thebahawalpur.com/about_bwp/image_gallery.php. 2010-06-08. dead.
  12. Web site: Sheikhupura Fort.
  13. Web site: Online Background Check - Criminal History Background Check | Radaris .
  14. Web site: Nandana Fort . 2015-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424030734/http://www.tdcp.gop.pk/tdcp/Destinations/SaltRange/NandnaFort/tabid/337/Default.aspx . 2012-04-24 . dead .
  15. Book: Ondaatje, Christopher. Sindh revisited: a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Burton : 1842-1849, the India years. registration. May 1996. HarperCollins Publishers. 978-0-00-255436-7. 265.
  16. Web site: Ranikot Fort. UNESCO. 20 November 2013.
  17. News: Iqbal. Shahid. Islam Garh Fort out of sorts. 19 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 March 2002. RAHIM YAR KHAN. en.
  18. Web site: Derelict Moj Garh Fort in desperate need of renovation. July 25, 2017. The Express Tribune.
  19. News: Documentry on Qila Deen Garh. 22 May 2017. Radio Pakistan. 30 May 2016.