List of forts in Pakistan


The following is a partial list of forts and castles in Pakistan:
NameLocationProvince/RegionDate of CompletionOwnership / Built byImageNotes
Sharda CastleSharda, Neelam DistrictAzad Kashmir
Throtchi CastleKotli DistrictAzad Kashmir1460
Baghsar FortSamahni Valley, BhimberAzad KashmirMughal EmpireCurrently closed to visitors, due to it being right beside Line of Control between Pakistan and India.
Ramkot FortMirpurAzad KashmirGakhars
Kargai FortKhuiratta, Kotli DistrictAzad KashmirAlso spelled as Karjai Fort.
Red Fort, MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabadAzad Kashmir1646Sultan Muzaffar KhanLocally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" or just "qila".
Zhob FortZhobBalochistan1867British RajAlso known as Sandeman Fort.
Kalat FortKalatBalochistanThe town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa, after Sewa, a legendary hero of the Baloch people.
Punno FortTurbatBalochistanAlso known as "Meeri Kalaat". Location
Fort MunroD.G.KhanPunjab Pakistan1800John Munro, 9th of TeaninichLocally, it is known as the "South Punjab Murree".
Sibi FortSibiBalochistan
Baltit FortHunza ValleyGilgit BaltistanSince 2004, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list.
Skardu FortSkarduGilgit Baltistan
Altit FortAltit, Hunza ValleyGilgit Baltistan
Shigar FortShigarGilgit BaltistanAmacha DynastyThe Shigar Fort means The Fort on Rock.
Khaplu FortKhaplu, Ghanche DistrictGilgit BaltistanIt is locally known as Yabgo Khar, meaning "The fort on the roof".
Kalam Darchi FortMisgar Valley, GojalGilgit Baltistan1933British RajThis 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.
Bala Hisar FortPeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwaalso known as Qila Balahisar
Chitral FortChitralKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mastuj FortMastujKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Drosh FortChitralKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chakdarra FortLower Dir DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1586Mughal EmpireThe Mughals built a fort here in 1586, occupied in 1895 by the British, who built the present fort in 1896.
Malakand FortMalakand DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Handyside FortKohatKhyber PakhtunkhwaBritish Raj
Attock FortAttock Khurd, AttockPunjab1583Mughal Emperor AkbarAttock 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.
Rohtas FortJhelumPunjabSher Shah Suri
Derawar FortBahawalpurPunjabRajput
Lahore FortLahorePunjab1605Mughal Emperor Akbar
Malot FortChakwalPunjab1527Mughal Emperor Babur
Noor MahalBahawalpurPunjab1875Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV
Sadiq Garh PalaceBahawalpurPunjab
Darbar MahalBahawalpurPunjab
Pharwala CastleRawalpindiPunjabGakhars
Sheikhupura FortSheikhupuraPunjab1607Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Multan FortMultanPunjabThe fort was destroyed by British forces.
Mankera FortMankera, Bhakkar DistrictPunjab
Meer Garh FortMeer GarhPunjab
Marot FortMarotPunjabA ruined fortress town.
Fort AbbasFort Abbas Tehsil, Bahawalnagar DistrictPunjab
Bavaani FortSahiwalPunjab
Shujabad FortShujabadPunjab
Nandana FortChakwalPunjabAl-Beruni, 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.
SatgharaOkara DistrictPunjabIt is also believed to be the location of the tomb of Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind.
Kot Diji FortKot Diji, Khairpur DistrictSindh1795Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur
Ranikot FortJamshoro DistrictSindhRanikot 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. Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Naukot FortTharparkarSindh
Fort NaukotNaukotSindh
Bhakar FortSukkurSindh
Sehwan FortSehwan SharifSindh
Mohatta PalaceKarachiSindh1927Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta
Faiz MahalKhairpurSindh1798Talpurs
Qasim fortKarachiSindh18th Century CETalpur dynasty
Pacco QilloHyderabadSindh1768Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
Umerkot FortUmerkotSindhRajput
Kadiro FortSindh
Rawat FortIslamabadIslamabad Capital TerritoryGakhars
Jamrud FortJamrud, Khyber AgencyFATA1836Hari Singh Nalwa
Miranshah FortMiranshah, North WaziristanFATA
Wana FortWana, Pakistan, South WaziristanFATA
Ali Masjid FortKhyber AgencyFATA1837Dost Mohammad Khan
Islam Garh FortKhanpur, Rahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab1665Raja Rawal Siri Bheem Singh
Moj Garh Fort
Bijnot FortCholistan Desert in Bahawalpur DistrictPunjab
Deen Garh Fort
Khair Garh Fort
Nawan Kot Fort
Jaam Garh Fort
Khan Garh Fort
Khair Garh Fort		Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab