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

Name Coordinates Location Province/Region Date of Completion Ownership / Built by Image Notes

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Sharda Fort Sharda
Neelam District 		Azad Kashmir [1]
Throtchi Castle Kotli District Azad Kashmir 1460 [2]
Baghsar Fort Samahni Valley, Bhimber Azad Kashmir Mughal Empire[3] Currently closed to visitors, due to it being right beside Line of Control between Pakistan and India.[4]
Ramkot Fort 33°13′24″N 73°38′30″E / 33.22333°N 73.64167°E / 33.22333; 73.64167 Mirpur Azad Kashmir 16–17th Century Gakhars
Kargai Fort 33°23′33″N 74°3′57″E / 33.39250°N 74.06583°E / 33.39250; 74.06583 Khuiratta, Kotli District Azad Kashmir Also spelled as Karjai Fort


Red Fort, Muzaffarabad 34°22′56″N 73°27′53″E / 34.38222°N 73.46472°E / 34.38222; 73.46472 Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir 1646 Sultan Muzaffar Khan Locally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" or just "qila".
Quetta Fort Quetta Balochistan 1867 British Raj Also known as Sandeman Fort.[5]
Kalat Fort Kalat Balochistan The 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.[6]
Punno Fort[7] 26°2′2″N 63°00′46″E / 26.03389°N 63.01278°E / 26.03389; 63.01278 Turbat Balochistan Also known as "Meeri Kalaat". Location
Fort Munro D.G.Khan Punjab 1800 John Munro, 9th of Teaninich Damis Lake, Fort Munro Locally, it is known as the "South Punjab Murree".
Mir Chakar Fort 29°33′32″N 67°52′6″E / 29.55889°N 67.86833°E / 29.55889; 67.86833 Sibi Balochistan [8]
Baltit Fort 36°19′32″N 74°40′11″E / 36.32556°N 74.66972°E / 36.32556; 74.66972 Hunza Valley Gilgit Baltistan Since 2004, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list.
Skardu Fort 35°18′14″N 75°38′23″E / 35.30389°N 75.63972°E / 35.30389; 75.63972 Skardu Gilgit Baltistan also known as Kharpocho fort
Altit Fort 36°18′59″N 74°40′54″E / 36.31639°N 74.68167°E / 36.31639; 74.68167 Altit, Hunza Valley Gilgit Baltistan 11th Century
Shigar Fort 35°25′23″N 75°44′32″E / 35.42306°N 75.74222°E / 35.42306; 75.74222 Shigar Gilgit Baltistan 17th Century Amacha Dynasty The Shigar Fort means The Fort on Rock.
Khaplu Fort 35°9′6″N 76°20′7″E / 35.15167°N 76.33528°E / 35.15167; 76.33528 Khaplu, Ghanche District Gilgit Baltistan It is locally known as Yabgo Khar, meaning "The fort on the roof".
Kalam Darchi Fort 36°49′9″N 74°42′41″E / 36.81917°N 74.71139°E / 36.81917; 74.71139 Misgar Valley, Gojal Gilgit-Baltistan 1933 British Raj This 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.[9]
Bala Hisar Fort 34°0′44″N 71°34′11″E / 34.01222°N 71.56972°E / 34.01222; 71.56972 Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also known as Qila Balahisar
Chitral Fort[10] 35°51′19″N 71°47′30″E / 35.85528°N 71.79167°E / 35.85528; 71.79167 Chitral Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Drosh Fort Chitral Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chakdarra Fort 34°38′48″N 72°1′44″E / 34.64667°N 72.02889°E / 34.64667; 72.02889 Lower Dir District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1586 Mughal Empire The Mughals built a fort here in 1586, occupied in 1895 by the British, who built the present fort in 1896.[11]
Malakand Fort Malakand District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Handyside Fort Kohat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa British Raj
Attock Fort 33°53′29″N 72°14′14″E / 33.89139°N 72.23722°E / 33.89139; 72.23722 Attock Khurd, Attock Punjab 1583 Mughal Emperor Akbar Attock 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 Fort 32°57′52″N 73°34′22″E / 32.96444°N 73.57278°E / 32.96444; 73.57278 Jhelum Punjab 16th Century Sher Shah Suri
Derawar Fort 28°46′4″N 71°20′3″E / 28.76778°N 71.33417°E / 28.76778; 71.33417 Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab Rajput
Lahore Fort 31°35′16″N 74°18′55″E / 31.58778°N 74.31528°E / 31.58778; 74.31528 Lahore Punjab 1605 Mughal Emperor Akbar
Noor Mahal Bahawalpur Punjab 1875 Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV
Sadiq Garh Palace Bahawalpur Punjab [12]
Darbar Mahal[13] Bahawalpur Punjab
Pharwala Castle 33°37′11″N 73°17′58″E / 33.61972°N 73.29944°E / 33.61972; 73.29944 Rawalpindi Punjab 15th Century Gakhars
Sheikhupura Fort[14] Sheikhupura Punjab 1607 Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Multan Fort Multan Punjab 800 - 1000 BC The fort was destroyed by British forces.
Mankera Fort 31°23′4″N 71°26′9″E / 31.38444°N 71.43583°E / 31.38444; 71.43583 Mankera, Bhakkar District Punjab
Meer Garh Fort 29°10′27″N 72°37′16″E / 29.17417°N 72.62111°E / 29.17417; 72.62111 Meer Garh, Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab
Marot Fort 29°10′39″N 72°26′3″E / 29.17750°N 72.43417°E / 29.17750; 72.43417 Marot, Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab A ruined fortress town.[15]


Fort Abbas Fort Abbas Tehsil, Bahawalnagar District Punjab
Bavaani Fort Sahiwal Punjab
Shujabad Fort Shujabad Punjab
Nandana Fort Chakwal Punjab Al-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 11th century. It was at Nandana, that he measured the circumference of the earth.[16]
Satghara Okara District Punjab It is also believed to be the location of the tomb of Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind (1468–1565).
Kot Diji Fort 27°20′43″N 68°42′25″E / 27.34528°N 68.70694°E / 27.34528; 68.70694 Kot Diji, Khairpur District Sindh 1795 Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur
Ranikot Fort 25°53′0″N 67°55′57″E / 25.88333°N 67.93250°E / 25.88333; 67.93250 Jamshoro District Sindh 17th Century Ranikot 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 26 kilometres (16 mi).[17] Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[18]
Naukot Fort 24°50′43″N 69°26′59″E / 24.84528°N 69.44972°E / 24.84528; 69.44972 Tharparkar Sindh


Bhakar Fort 27°41′46″N 68°53′3″E / 27.69611°N 68.88417°E / 27.69611; 68.88417 Sukkur Sindh
Sehwan Fort Sehwan Sharif Sindh
Mohatta Palace Karachi Sindh 1927 Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta
Faiz Mahal Khairpur Sindh 1798 Talpurs
Qasim fort Karachi Sindh 18th Century CE Talpur dynasty
Pacco Qillo 25°23′4″N 68°22′21″E / 25.38444°N 68.37250°E / 25.38444; 68.37250 Hyderabad Sindh 1768 Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
Umerkot Fort 25°21′49″N 69°44′2″E / 25.36361°N 69.73389°E / 25.36361; 69.73389 Umerkot Sindh Mughal Empire
Kadiro Fort Sindh
Rawat Fort 33°29′53″N 73°11′39″E / 33.49806°N 73.19417°E / 33.49806; 73.19417 Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Gakhars
Jamrud Fort 34°0′12″N 71°22′43″E / 34.00333°N 71.37861°E / 34.00333; 71.37861 Jamrud, Khyber Agency FATA 1836 Hari Singh Nalwa
Miranshah Fort Miranshah, North Waziristan FATA
Wana Fort Wana, Pakistan, South Waziristan FATA
Ali Masjid Fort Khyber Agency FATA 1837 Dost Mohammad Khan
Shagai Fort 34°1′2″N 71°16′48″E / 34.01722°N 71.28000°E / 34.01722; 71.28000 Khyber Agency FATA 1927 British Raj
Islam Garh Fort 27°51′18″N 70°48′29″E / 27.85500°N 70.80806°E / 27.85500; 70.80806 Cholistan, Rahim Yar Khan District Punjab 1665 Raja Rawal Siri Bheem Singh [19]
Mauj Garh Fort 29°0′48″N 72°8′24″E / 29.01333°N 72.14000°E / 29.01333; 72.14000 Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab
Bijnot Fort 28°5′22″N 71°40′55″E / 28.08944°N 71.68194°E / 28.08944; 71.68194 Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab
Din Garh Fort 28°56′33″N 71°50′14″E / 28.94250°N 71.83722°E / 28.94250; 71.83722 Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab [20]
Khair Garh Fort 28°27′41″N 70°50′37″E / 28.46139°N 70.84361°E / 28.46139; 70.84361 Cholistan, Rahim Yar Khan District Punjab
Nawan Kot Fort 28°20′45″N 71°22′19″E / 28.34583°N 71.37194°E / 28.34583; 71.37194 Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab
Jaam Garh Fort 29°10′4″N 72°32′54″E / 29.16778°N 72.54833°E / 29.16778; 72.54833 Cholistan, Bahawalnagar District Punjab
Khan Garh Fort 28°22′4″N 71°43′2″E / 28.36778°N 71.71722°E / 28.36778; 71.71722 Cholistan, Bahawalpur District Punjab
Kalan Kot Fort 24°42′22″N 67°52′42″E / 24.70611°N 67.87833°E / 24.70611; 67.87833 Thatta District Sindh 16th century Mirza Jani Beg [21]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sharda Castle, Azad Kashmir".
  2. ^ Pakistan: An Official Handbook. Department of Films & Publications, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan. 2003. p. 332. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway, p. 186
  4. ^ "SAMAHNI VALLEY BHIMBER AZAD KASHMIR".
  5. ^ "Quetta". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "Kalat Fort".
  7. ^ Pannu Fort Balochistan, Pakistan
  8. ^ The Historic Mir Chakar Khan Fort
  9. ^ Forts of Gilgit-Baltistan
  10. ^ "Chitral 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.
  21. ^ Ilyas, Faiza (3 March 2014). "Historical Kalankot fort victim of official neglect". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

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