Derawar gone
The Derawar Fort ( Urdu قلعہ دراوڑ) is a large square fortress in Bahawalpur , Punjab , Pakistan . The fort's forty bastions can be seen from a great distance in the Cholistan Desert . The walls, up to 30 m high, have a circumference of 1500 m.
history
The fortress was built by Rai Jajja Bhatti, a Rajput ruler of the Bhatti clan. It was built in the 9th century as a tribute to Rawal Deoraj Bhatti , a Rajput king from the Jaisalmer and Bahawalpur area , who had his capital in Lodhruva . The fortress was originally called Dera Rawal and later Dera Rawar , from which the current name Derawar is derived.
In the 18th century, the Muslim nawabs from Bahawalpur took over the fortress from the Shahotra tribe. It was later renovated by the Abbasi rulers, but in 1747 it fell into strange hands because of Bahawal Khan's involvement in Shikarpur . The Nawab ruler Mubarak Khan recaptured it in 1804.
The historically significant building is a landmark of the Cholistan Desert, but it is left to decay and urgently needs renovation. It was added to the list of Pakistan 's proposed UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2016 .
Web links
- Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center on tentative lists.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Derawar Fort - Living to tell the tale . Dawn.
- ↑ a b Dawn News
Coordinates: 28 ° 46 '2.2 " N , 71 ° 20' 1.9" E