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.[8]
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.
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 the 11th century. It was at Nandana, that he measured the circumference of the earth.[15]
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).[16] Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[17]
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.[8]
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.
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 the 11th century. It was at Nandana, that he measured the circumference of the earth.[15]
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).[16] Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[17]