Top 10 Most Famous Castles In Pakistan

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10. Altit Fort: Located in Karimabad in the Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan, Altit Fort was originally home to the hereditary rulers of the Hunza state who carried the title Mir. It’s believed that, the fort is around 900 years old, which makes it the oldest monument in the Gilgit–Baltistan.

9. Sadiq Garh Palace: Situated in Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur District in Punjab province. The palace was established in 1882 by the King of Bahawalpur, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan (IV). It took ten years to complete with a cost of fifteen lac, under the supervision of expert engineers.

8. Rohtas Fort: Built by king Sher Shah Suri, between 1540 and 1547 AD. It is located in Dina town, near the city of Jhelum. The fort was built to crush the local tribes of Potohar called Gakhars. It took 8 years to complete with a force of up to 30,000 men. The fort is irregular in shape, 5.2 km in circumference. It was later used by Mughal emperor Akbar and Sikhs.

7. Red Fort Muzaffarabad: Red fort also known as Muzaffarabad fort is situated alongside Neelum river, in Muzaffarabad district, Kashmir. It is said that construction of the Fort was initially taken up by the Chuk rulers, however it was completed by Sultan Muzaffar Khan the founder of Muzaffarabad city during 1646. The fort lost its importance during the Mughal rule in Kashmir.

6. Derawar Fort: Derawar Fort is located 48 Km from Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur. It is one of the largest square fortress in Pakistan. The walls stand up to thirty metres high, have a circumference of 1500 metres. It was built by Hindu Rajput, Rai Jajja Bhati of Jaisalmer. It remained in the residence of the royal family of Jaisalmer until captured by the Nawabs of Bahawalpur in 1733.

5. Faiz Mahal: The Faiz Mahal is one of the glorious architectural assets of Pakistan, situated in Khairpur District in the Sindh province. It was built by the imperial family of Kahirpur, the Talpur Mirs in 1798.

4. Bala Hissar Castle: In the early nineteenth century Bala Hissar was the residence of Afghan kings.  The name Bala Hissar was given by the Pashtun King Timur Shah Durrani, who used the fort as the winter capital of the Afghan Durrani Empire. The Sikh empire who conquered Peshawar in the Battle of Nowshera in early 1823, named it Samir Garh but the name did not become popular.

3. Ranikot Fort: Ranikot Fort, also known as the great wall of Sindh, is situated in Lakki Mountains of the Kirthar Range in Jamshoro District, Sindh. It is the largest fort in the world with a circumference of approximately 26 kilometres. Possibly built by a Persian noble Imran Bin Musa Barmaki who was the Governor of Sindh in 836, under the Abbasids.

2. Noor Mahal: The Noor Mahal in Bahawalpur belonged to the Nawab of Bahawalpur princely state, during British Raj. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau. The construction of Noor Palace was undertaken by Nawab Subah Sadiq IV. He made this palace for his wife. However, she spent only one night there, when she see the adjoining graveyard from her balcony.

1. Royal Fort Lahore: The Lahore Fort, known as Shahi Qila located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore or Old Lahore. It is said to have been built by the Mughal emperor Akbar. It spreads over 20 hectares and was regularly upgraded by Mughal, Sikh and British rulers. The fort has two gates; Alamgiri Gate build by Emperor Aurangzeb which opens towards Badshahi Mosque, and Maseeti or Masjidi Gate built by Emperor Akbar which opens towards Masti Gate Area of Walled City.

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