Derawar Fort

Local nameFort Derawar
LocationDerawar, Pakistan

Derawar Fort, is a large square fortress in Ahmadpur East Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan. Approximately 130 km south of the city of Bahawalpur, the forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in the Cholistan Desert. The walls have a perimeter of 1500 metres and stand up to thirty metres high.Derawar fort was first built in the 9th century AD by Rai Jajja Bhati, a Hindu Rajput ruler of the Bhati clan, as a tribute to Rawal Deoraj Bhati the king of Jaisalmer and Bahawalpur.

Tags Archaeological SiteSandFortification
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derawar_Fort

Address Pakistan

Coordinates 28°46'4.81" N 71°20'3.321" E

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