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List of forts in Pakistan The following is a partial list of forts and castles in Pakistan:
Name
Sharda Castle[1] Throtchi Castle
Location
Province/Region
Date of
Ownership /
Completion
Built by
Image
Notes
Sharda, Neelam
Azad Kashmir
ram
District Kotli District
Azad Kashmir
1460 Currently closed to visitors, due
Baghsar Fort[2]
Samahni Valley,
Mughal
Azad Kashmir
Empire[3]
Bhimber
it being right beside Line o Control between Pakistan and India.
Ramkot Fort
Kargai Fort
Red Fort, Muzaffarabad
Mirpur Khuiratta, Kotli District
Azad Kashmir
16–17th Century
Gakhars Also spelled
Azad Kashmir
Karjai Fort. Sultan
Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir
1646
Muzaffar Khan
Locally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" o just "qila". Also known
Zhob Fort[4]
Zhob
Balochistan
1867
British Raj
Sandeman Fort.
Kalat Fort[5]
Kalat
Balochistan
The town of Kalat is said have been founded by a named Qalat Sewa (Sewa Fort), after
Sewa, a legendary he of the Baloch people. Also known "Meeri Kalaa Punno Fort[6]
Turbat
Balochistan
Location 26°2′2″N 63°00′46″E John Munro,
Fort Munro
D.G.Khan
Punjab Pakistan 1800
9th of Teaninich
Sibi Fort[7]
Sibi
Locally, it is known as the "South Punja Murree".
Balochistan Since 2004, has been on
Baltit Fort
Hunza Valley
Gilgit Baltistan
the UNESCO World Herita Tentative list
Skardu Fort Altit Fort
Shigar Fort
Skardu Altit, Hunza Valley
Shigar
Gilgit Baltistan Gilgit Baltistan
Gilgit Baltistan
11th Century 17th
Amacha
Century
Dynasty
The Shigar F means The Fort on Rock It is locally known as
Khaplu, Khaplu Fort
Ghanche
Yabgo Khar,
Gilgit Baltistan
meaning "Th
District
fort on the roof".
Kalam Darchi Misgar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan Fort
Gojal
1933
British Raj
This fort was named after naked saint
and was buil by British soldiers duri 1932-33 to check the invasion and inflow of people from China and USSR throug Wahkan corridor. It remained the abode of Gilg Scouts.[8] Bala Hisar Fort Chitral Fort[9] Mastuj Fort[10] Drosh Fort
Peshawar
Chitral
Mastuj
Chitral
Khyber
also known a
Pakhtunkhwa
Qila Balahisa
Khyber
35°51′19″N
Pakhtunkhwa
71°47′30″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Mughals built a fort he in 1586, occupied in
Chakdarra
Lower Dir
Khyber
Fort[11]
District
Pakhtunkhwa
1586
Mughal Empire
1895 by the British, who built the present fort 1896. 34°38′50″N 72°01′42″E
Malakand
Malakand
Khyber
Fort Handyside Fort
District Kohat
Pakhtunkhwa Khyber
British Raj
Pakhtunkhwa
Attock Fort was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Akba the Great fro Attock Fort
Attock Khurd, Attock
Punjab
1583
Mughal
1581 to 1583
Emperor
under the
Akbar
supervision o Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of t River Indus.
Rohtas Fort
Jhelum
Punjab
Derawar Fort
Bahawalpur
Punjab
16th
Sher Shah
Century
Suri Rajput Mughal
Lahore Fort
Lahore
Punjab
1605
Emperor Akbar Nawab Sadiq
Noor Mahal
Bahawalpur
Punjab
1875
Muhammad Khan IV
Sadiq Garh Palace[12] Darbar Mahal[13] Pharwala Castle Sheikhupura
Bahawalpur
Punjab
Bahawalpur
Punjab
Rawalpindi
Punjab
Sheikhupura
Punjab
15th Century 1607
Gakhars Mughal
Fort[14]
Emperor Jahangir
Multan Fort
Multan
Punjab
The fort was
800 - 1000
destroyed by
BC
British force
Mankera, Mankera Fort Bhakkar
Punjab
District Meer Garh Fort
Meer Garh
29°10′26″N
Punjab
72°37′15″E A ruined
Marot Fort
Marot
Punjab
[15]
fortress tow 29°10′37″N 72°26′00″E
Fort Abbas Fort Abbas
Tehsil, Bahawalnagar
Punjab
District Bavaani Fort
Sahiwal
Punjab
Shujabad Fort Shujabad
Punjab
Nandana Fort Chakwal
Punjab
Al-Beruni (97 1053 AD), th celebrated traveler, historian, philosopher, mathematici astronomer and scientist came to the subcontinen the period of Mehmood of Ghazni durin
the 11th century. It wa at Nandana, that he measured th circumferenc of the earth. It is also believed to b the location Satghara
the tomb of
Okara District Punjab
Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind (1468– 1565).
Kot Diji, Kot Diji Fort
Khairpur
1795
Sindh
17th
Ranikot Fort
Century
also known a
District Ranikot Fort
Jamshoro District
Mir Sohrab
Sindh
Khan Talpur
The Great W of Sindh and believed to b the world's largest fort with a circumferenc of approximate 26 kilometre (16 mi).[17] Since 1993, has been on the tentative list of UNESC
World Herita Sites.[18] Naukot Fort
Tharparkar
Sindh
Fort Naukot
Naukot
Sindh
Bhakar Fort
Sukkur
Sindh
Sehwan Fort
Mohatta Palace
Sehwan Sharif
69°26′59″E 27°41′46″N 68°53′3″E
Sindh Shivratan
Karachi
Sindh
1927
Khairpur
Sindh
Qasim fort
Karachi
Sindh
Pacco Qillo
Hyderabad
Sindh
Umerkot Fort Umerkot
Sindh
Kadiro Fort
Sindh Islamabad
1798
Talpurs
18th
Talpur
Century CE dynasty 1768
Khyber
Islamabad
1836
Agency Miranshah Fort
Shah Kalhoro
Gakhars
Capital Territory
FATA
Mian Ghulam
Rajput
Jamrud, Jamrud Fort
Chandraratan Mohatta
Faiz Mahal
Rawat Fort
24°50′42″N
Hari Singh Nalwa
Miranshah, North
FATA
Waziristan Wana,
Wana Fort
Pakistan, South
FATA
Waziristan Ali Masjid
Khyber
FATA
1837
Dost
Fort
Agency
Mohammad Khan
Islam Garh Fort
Rahim Yar Khan . Khan
Raja Rawal Punjab
Pur
1665
Siri Bheem
[19]
Singh
Moj Garh Fort Bijnot Fort Deen Garh
[20]
Fort Khair Garh Fort Nawan Kot Fort Jaam Garh Fort Khan Garh Rahim Yar
Fort Khair Garh Fort
Khan, Khan
Punjab
pur
See also List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Pakistan List of museums in Pakistan Lahore Fort
Rohtas Fort Noor Mahal Derawar Fort Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forts in Pakistan.
References 1. "Sharda Castle, Azad Kashmir" . 2. "SAMAHNI VALLEY BHIMBER AZAD KASHMIR" . 3. Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway , p. 186 4. "Quetta" . 5. "Kalat Fort" .
6. Pannu Fort Balochistan, Pakistan 7. The Historic Sibi Fort 8. Forts of Gilgit-Baltistan 9. "Chitral Fort" . 10. http://www.hindukush.com.pk/index.php/m astij-fort 11. "Forts of Pashtunkhwa" . 12. "My Bahawalpur" . 13. "The Bahawalpur Photo Gallery" . 14. "Sheikhupura Fort" . 15. http://pk.worldmapz.com/photo/16204_fr. htm
16. Nandana Fort 17. Ondaatje, Christopher (May 1996). Sindh revisited: a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Burton : 1842-1849, the India years . HarperCollins Publishers. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-00-255436-7. 18. "Ranikot Fort" . UNESCO. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 19. Iqbal, Shahid (28 March 2002). "Islam Garh Fort out of sorts" . DAWN.COM. RAHIM YAR KHAN. Retrieved 19 May 2017. 20. "Documentry on Qila Deen Garh" . Radio Pakistan. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
Forts of Pakistan by Shaikh Muhammad Ali
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=List_of_forts_in_Pakistan&oldid=875678673"
Last edited 3 months ago by Awazsibi Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.
Name
Sharda Castle[1] Throtchi Castle
Location
Province/Region
Date of
Ownership /
Completion
Built by
Image
Notes
Sharda, Neelam
Azad Kashmir
ram
District Kotli District
Azad Kashmir
1460 Currently closed to visitors, due
Baghsar Fort[2]
Samahni Valley,
Mughal
Azad Kashmir
Empire[3]
Bhimber
it being right beside Line o Control between Pakistan and India.
Ramkot Fort
Kargai Fort
Red Fort, Muzaffarabad
Mirpur Khuiratta, Kotli District
Azad Kashmir
16–17th Century
Gakhars Also spelled
Azad Kashmir
Karjai Fort. Sultan
Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir
1646
Muzaffar Khan
Locally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" o just "qila". Also known
Zhob Fort[4]
Zhob
Balochistan
1867
British Raj
Sandeman Fort.
Kalat Fort[5]
Kalat
Balochistan
The town of Kalat is said have been founded by a named Qalat Sewa (Sewa Fort), after
Sewa, a legendary he of the Baloch people. Also known "Meeri Kalaa Punno Fort[6]
Turbat
Balochistan
Location 26°2′2″N 63°00′46″E John Munro,
Fort Munro
D.G.Khan
Punjab Pakistan 1800
9th of Teaninich
Sibi Fort[7]
Sibi
Locally, it is known as the "South Punja Murree".
Balochistan Since 2004, has been on
Baltit Fort
Hunza Valley
Gilgit Baltistan
the UNESCO World Herita Tentative list
Skardu Fort Altit Fort
Shigar Fort
Skardu Altit, Hunza Valley
Shigar
Gilgit Baltistan Gilgit Baltistan
Gilgit Baltistan
11th Century 17th
Amacha
Century
Dynasty
The Shigar F means The Fort on Rock It is locally known as
Khaplu, Khaplu Fort
Ghanche
Yabgo Khar,
Gilgit Baltistan
meaning "Th
District
fort on the roof".
Kalam Darchi Misgar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan Fort
Gojal
1933
British Raj
This fort was named after naked saint
and was buil by British soldiers duri 1932-33 to check the invasion and inflow of people from China and USSR throug Wahkan corridor. It remained the abode of Gilg Scouts.[8] Bala Hisar Fort Chitral Fort[9] Mastuj Fort[10] Drosh Fort
Peshawar
Chitral
Mastuj
Chitral
Khyber
also known a
Pakhtunkhwa
Qila Balahisa
Khyber
35°51′19″N
Pakhtunkhwa
71°47′30″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Mughals built a fort he in 1586, occupied in
Chakdarra
Lower Dir
Khyber
Fort[11]
District
Pakhtunkhwa
1586
Mughal Empire
1895 by the British, who built the present fort 1896. 34°38′50″N 72°01′42″E
Malakand
Malakand
Khyber
Fort Handyside Fort
District Kohat
Pakhtunkhwa Khyber
British Raj
Pakhtunkhwa
Attock Fort was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Akba the Great fro Attock Fort
Attock Khurd, Attock
Punjab
1583
Mughal
1581 to 1583
Emperor
under the
Akbar
supervision o Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of t River Indus.
Rohtas Fort
Jhelum
Punjab
Derawar Fort
Bahawalpur
Punjab
16th
Sher Shah
Century
Suri Rajput Mughal
Lahore Fort
Lahore
Punjab
1605
Emperor Akbar Nawab Sadiq
Noor Mahal
Bahawalpur
Punjab
1875
Muhammad Khan IV
Sadiq Garh Palace[12] Darbar Mahal[13] Pharwala Castle Sheikhupura
Bahawalpur
Punjab
Bahawalpur
Punjab
Rawalpindi
Punjab
Sheikhupura
Punjab
15th Century 1607
Gakhars Mughal
Fort[14]
Emperor Jahangir
Multan Fort
Multan
Punjab
The fort was
800 - 1000
destroyed by
BC
British force
Mankera, Mankera Fort Bhakkar
Punjab
District Meer Garh Fort
Meer Garh
29°10′26″N
Punjab
72°37′15″E A ruined
Marot Fort
Marot
Punjab
[15]
fortress tow 29°10′37″N 72°26′00″E
Fort Abbas Fort Abbas
Tehsil, Bahawalnagar
Punjab
District Bavaani Fort
Sahiwal
Punjab
Shujabad Fort Shujabad
Punjab
Nandana Fort Chakwal
Punjab
Al-Beruni (97 1053 AD), th celebrated traveler, historian, philosopher, mathematici astronomer and scientist came to the subcontinen the period of Mehmood of Ghazni durin
the 11th century. It wa at Nandana, that he measured th circumferenc of the earth. It is also believed to b the location Satghara
the tomb of
Okara District Punjab
Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind (1468– 1565).
Kot Diji, Kot Diji Fort
Khairpur
1795
Sindh
17th
Ranikot Fort
Century
also known a
District Ranikot Fort
Jamshoro District
Mir Sohrab
Sindh
Khan Talpur
The Great W of Sindh and believed to b the world's largest fort with a circumferenc of approximate 26 kilometre (16 mi).[17] Since 1993, has been on the tentative list of UNESC
World Herita Sites.[18] Naukot Fort
Tharparkar
Sindh
Fort Naukot
Naukot
Sindh
Bhakar Fort
Sukkur
Sindh
Sehwan Fort
Mohatta Palace
Sehwan Sharif
69°26′59″E 27°41′46″N 68°53′3″E
Sindh Shivratan
Karachi
Sindh
1927
Khairpur
Sindh
Qasim fort
Karachi
Sindh
Pacco Qillo
Hyderabad
Sindh
Umerkot Fort Umerkot
Sindh
Kadiro Fort
Sindh Islamabad
1798
Talpurs
18th
Talpur
Century CE dynasty 1768
Khyber
Islamabad
1836
Agency Miranshah Fort
Shah Kalhoro
Gakhars
Capital Territory
FATA
Mian Ghulam
Rajput
Jamrud, Jamrud Fort
Chandraratan Mohatta
Faiz Mahal
Rawat Fort
24°50′42″N
Hari Singh Nalwa
Miranshah, North
FATA
Waziristan Wana,
Wana Fort
Pakistan, South
FATA
Waziristan Ali Masjid
Khyber
FATA
1837
Dost
Fort
Agency
Mohammad Khan
Islam Garh Fort
Rahim Yar Khan . Khan
Raja Rawal Punjab
Pur
1665
Siri Bheem
[19]
Singh
Moj Garh Fort Bijnot Fort Deen Garh
[20]
Fort Khair Garh Fort Nawan Kot Fort Jaam Garh Fort Khan Garh Rahim Yar
Fort Khair Garh Fort
Khan, Khan
Punjab
pur
See also List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Pakistan List of museums in Pakistan Lahore Fort
Rohtas Fort Noor Mahal Derawar Fort Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forts in Pakistan.
References 1. "Sharda Castle, Azad Kashmir" . 2. "SAMAHNI VALLEY BHIMBER AZAD KASHMIR" . 3. Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway , p. 186 4. "Quetta" . 5. "Kalat Fort" .
6. Pannu Fort Balochistan, Pakistan 7. The Historic Sibi Fort 8. Forts of Gilgit-Baltistan 9. "Chitral Fort" . 10. http://www.hindukush.com.pk/index.php/m astij-fort 11. "Forts of Pashtunkhwa" . 12. "My Bahawalpur" . 13. "The Bahawalpur Photo Gallery" . 14. "Sheikhupura Fort" . 15. http://pk.worldmapz.com/photo/16204_fr. htm
16. Nandana Fort 17. Ondaatje, Christopher (May 1996). Sindh revisited: a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Burton : 1842-1849, the India years . HarperCollins Publishers. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-00-255436-7. 18. "Ranikot Fort" . UNESCO. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 19. Iqbal, Shahid (28 March 2002). "Islam Garh Fort out of sorts" . DAWN.COM. RAHIM YAR KHAN. Retrieved 19 May 2017. 20. "Documentry on Qila Deen Garh" . Radio Pakistan. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
Forts of Pakistan by Shaikh Muhammad Ali
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=List_of_forts_in_Pakistan&oldid=875678673"
Last edited 3 months ago by Awazsibi Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.
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