List of forts in Pakistan

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

NameLocationProvince/RegionDate of CompletionBuilt byImageNotesBaghsar FortBhimber District Azad KashmirMughal EmpireCurrently closed to visitors, due to it being right beside Line of Control between Pakistan and India.Throchi FortKotli DistrictAzad Kashmir1460Ramkot FortMirpur District Azad KashmirGakhars Red Fort, MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabad District Azad Kashmir1646Sultan Muzaffar KhanLocally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" or just "qila".Karjai FortKotli DistrictAzad KashmirMangla FortMirpur District Azad KashmirKharan FortKharan DistrictBalochistanBritish RajSandeman FortZhob DistrictBalochistan1867Also known as Zhob Fort.Kalat FortKalat District BalochistanKhanate of KalatThe 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.Sassi Punnu FortTurbat District BalochistanAlso known as "Meeri Kalaat". Location Sibi FortSibi District BalochistanBaltit FortHunza DistrictGilgit BaltistanSince 2004, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list.Skardu FortSkardu District Gilgit BaltistanAltit FortHunza District Gilgit BaltistanShigar FortShigar DistrictGilgit BaltistanAmacha DynastyThe Shigar Fort means The Fort on Rock.Khaplu FortGhanche DistrictGilgit BaltistanIt is locally known as Yabgo Khar, meaning "The fort on the roof".Kalam Darchi FortHunza DistrictGilgit 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.Shagai FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1927Harkishan Garh FortHaripur DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1822–23Sikh EmpireFort MunroD.G.KhanPunjab1800British RajLocally, it is known as the "South Punjab Murree".Bala Hisar FortPeshawar DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa also known as Qila BalahisarChitral FortChitral DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaChitral StateMastuj FortChitral DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaChakdarra FortLower Dir DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1586Mughal EmpireThe Mughals built a fort here in 1586, occupied in 1895 by the British, who built the present fort in 1896. Birmoghlasht Summer FortLower Chitral DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaMalakand FortMalakand DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaHandyside FortKohat DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaBritish RajJamrud FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1836Sikh EmpireAli Masjid FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1837Dost Mohammad KhanSangni FortRawalpindi DistrictPunjab19th CenturySikh EmpireSialkot FortSialkot DistrictPunjab2nd CenturyRaja SálbánAttock FortAttock DistrictPunjab1583 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 FortJhelum DistrictPunjabSher Shah SuriDerawar FortBahawalpur DistrictPunjabRajputLahore FortLahore DistrictPunjab1605Mughal Emperor AkbarMalot FortChakwal DistrictPunjab1527Mughal Emperor BaburPharwala CastleRawalpindi DistrictPunjabGakharsSheikhupura FortSheikhupuraPunjab1607Mughal Emperor JahangirRawat FortRawalpindi DistrictPunjabGakharsIslamgarh FortRahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab1665Rajput Raja Rawal Siri Bheem SinghMoj Garh FortBahawalnagar DistrictPunjabRajputBijnot FortBahawalpur DistrictPunjabDeen Garh FortMultan FortMultan DistrictPunjabThe fort was destroyed by British forces.Mankera FortBhakkar DistrictPunjabMarot FortBahawalnagar DistrictPunjabA ruined fortress town. Fort AbbasBahawalnagar District PunjabNandana FortJhelum DistrictPunjabAl-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.SatgharaOkara DistrictPunjabIt is also believed to be the location of the tomb of Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind (1468–1565). Kot Diji FortKhairpur DistrictSindh1795Mir Sohrab Khan TalpurRanikot 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 . Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Naukot FortTharparkar DistrictSindhBukkur FortSukkur DistrictSindh Dalel Dero FortShaheed Benazirabad DistrictSindhSehwan FortJamshoro DistrictSindhQasim FortKarachi DistrictSindh18th Century CETalpur dynastyPacco QilloHyderabad DistrictSindh1768 Mian Ghulam Shah KalhoroUmerkot FortUmerkot DistrictSindhRajput

See also Tourism in Pakistan List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Pakistan List of museums in Pakistan Lahore Fort Rohtas Fort Noor Mahal Derawar Fort

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