Derawar Fort
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Derawar Fort is a massive, historic desert fortress in Pakistan’s Cholistan Desert, renowned for its imposing bastions and strategic importance to the former princely state of Bahawalpur.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic military architecture ⓘ |
| bastionHeight | up to about 30 m ⓘ |
| builtBy | Rai Jajja Bhatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | partially dilapidated ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
lack of maintenance
ⓘ
structural decay ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Nawabs of Bahawalpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalEvent | Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromBahawalpur | approximately 100 km GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | built on a mound ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inner citadel
ⓘ
massive circular bastions ⓘ outer defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBastions | 40 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument by the Department of Archaeology, Pakistan ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation | Princely State of Bahawalpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLocality |
Saraiki
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bahawalpur District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cholistan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bahawalpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Derawar Mosque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal cemetery of Bahawalpur Nawabs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
desert location
ⓘ
massive bastions ⓘ strategic importance to Bahawalpur State ⓘ |
| originalBuildersEthnicity | Bhatti Rajputs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| region | South Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSiteNearby | Derawar Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | square ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
desert safari
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ residence of Bahawalpur rulers ⓘ |
| viewFeature | visible from great distance across the desert ⓘ |
| wallHeight | about 30 m ⓘ |
| wallPerimeter | approximately 1500 m ⓘ |
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