List of forts in Pakistan


The following is a partial list of forts and castles in Pakistan:
NameLocationProvince/RegionDate of CompletionOwnership / Built byImageNotes
Baghsar FortBhimber DistrictAzad KashmirMughal EmpireCurrently closed to visitors, due to it being right beside Line of Control between Pakistan and India.
Throchi FortKotli DistrictAzad Kashmir1460
Ramkot FortMirpur DistrictAzad KashmirGakhars
Red Fort, MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabad DistrictAzad Kashmir1646Sultan Muzaffar KhanLocally, it is known as the "Rutta Qila" or just "qila".
Karjai FortKotli DistrictAzad Kashmir
Mangla FortMirpur DistrictAzad Kashmir
Zhob FortZhob DistrictBalochistan1867British RajAlso known as Sandeman Fort.
Kharan FortKharan DistrictBalochistan
Sandeman FortZhob DistrictBalochistan
Kalat FortKalat DistrictBalochistanKhanate of KalatThe town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa, after Sewa, a legendary hero of the Baloch people.
Sassi Punnu FortTurbat DistrictBalochistanAlso known as "Meeri Kalaat". Location
Sibi FortSibi DistrictBalochistan
Baltit FortHunza DistrictGilgit BaltistanSince 2004, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list.
Skardu FortSkardu DistrictGilgit Baltistan
Altit FortHunza DistrictGilgit Baltistan
Shigar FortShigar DistrictGilgit BaltistanAmacha DynastyThe Shigar Fort means The Fort on Rock.
Khaplu FortGhanche DistrictGilgit BaltistanIt is locally known as Yabgo Khar, meaning "The fort on the roof".
Kalam Darchi FortHunza DistrictGilgit 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.
Shagai FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1927
Harkishan Garh FortHaripur DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1822–23Sikh Empire
Fort MunroD.G.KhanPunjab1800British RajLocally, it is known as the "South Punjab Murree".
Bala Hisar FortPeshawar DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwaalso known as Qila Balahisar
Chitral FortChitral DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaChitral State
Mastuj FortChitral DistrictKhyber 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.
Birmoghlasht Summer FortLower Chitral DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Malakand FortMalakand DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Handyside FortKohat DistrictKhyber PakhtunkhwaBritish Raj
Jamrud FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1836Sikh Empire
Ali Masjid FortKhyber DistrictKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1837Dost Mohammad Khan
Sangni FortRawalpindi DistrictPunjab19th CenturySikh Empire
Sialkot FortSialkot DistrictPunjab2nd CenturyRaja Sálbán
Attock FortAttock DistrictPunjab1583Mughal 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 FortJhelum DistrictPunjabSher Shah Suri
Derawar FortBahawalpur DistrictPunjabRajput
Lahore FortLahore DistrictPunjab1605Mughal Emperor Akbar
Malot FortChakwal DistrictPunjab1527Mughal Emperor Babur
Pharwala CastleRawalpindi DistrictPunjabGakhars
Sheikhupura FortSheikhupuraPunjab1607Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Rawat FortRawalpindi DistrictPunjabGakhars
Islamgarh FortRahim Yar Khan DistrictPunjab1665Raja Rawal Siri Bheem SinghRajput
Moj Garh FortBahawalnagar DistrictPunjabRajput
Bijnot FortBahawalpur DistrictPunjab
Deen Garh Fort
Multan FortMultan DistrictPunjabThe fort was destroyed by British forces.
Mankera FortBhakkar DistrictPunjab
Marot FortBahawalnagar DistrictPunjabA ruined fortress town.
Fort AbbasBahawalnagar DistrictPunjab
Nandana FortJhelum DistrictPunjabAl-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 FortKhairpur 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 FortTharparkar DistrictSindh
Bukkur FortSukkur DistrictSindh
Dalel Dero FortShaheed Benazirabad DistrictSindh
Sehwan FortJamshoro DistrictSindh
Qasim FortKarachi DistrictSindh18th Century CETalpur dynasty
Pacco QilloHyderabad DistrictSindh1768Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
Umerkot FortUmerkot DistrictSindhRajput