Attock Fort
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Attock Fort is a historic Mughal-era military fortification in Attock, Pakistan, strategically located near the Indus River to guard key routes between Central and South Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attock Fort canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal-era fort
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fort ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Mughal architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 33.898°N 72.247°E ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| currentUse | military installation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
gates ⓘ inner buildings ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasUse |
control of river crossing
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ protection of trade routes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument in Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Attock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Attock District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Attock Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshawar–Rawalpindi road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
bank of the Indus River
ⓘ
strategic route between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Grand Trunk Road corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic route between Kabul and Lahore ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Attock City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peshawar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawalpindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | no ⓘ |
| region | northern Punjab ⓘ |
| significance |
historical landmark of Pakistan
ⓘ
important Mughal military outpost on the Indus ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
guarded key crossing of the Indus River ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.