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Fort Abbas (Urdu: فورٹ عبّاس ), (Punjabi: فورٹ عباس), formerly Pholra, is a town and a tehsil in Bahawalnagar District in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated South of Haroonabad, near Faqirwali, on the border of Pakistan and India....

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Tag(s) : #Fort Abbas, #Bahawalnagar District, #India, #Faqirwali, #Bahawalpur, #Cholistan Desert, #Pakistan, #Muhammad Abbas

The Multan Fort, a Pakistani military installation, was a landmark of Indian defence and architecture. It was built near the city of Multan, in Punjab province, on a hillock separated from the city by the Ravi River. The fort was destroyed by British...

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Tag(s) : #Punjab Pakistan, #The Multan Fort, #Multan, #India, #Ravi River, #Pakistan, #Punjab, #Pakistani, #Multan Fort

Derawer Fort at Cholistan Desert, Pakistan Derawar Fort is a large square fortress in Pakistan near Bahawalpur. The forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in Cholistan Desert. The walls have a circumference of 1500 metres and stand up to...

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Tag(s) : #Derawar Fort, #Bahawalpur, #Rajput, #Cholistan Desert, #Jaisalmer, #Pakistan, #Abbasi, #Indus Valley Civilization

Fort Munro (Urdu: فورٹ منرو ), (Balochi, Saraiki:فورٹ ٘منرو), also known as Nimroo (نمرو), is a hill station, located at a height of 6,470 feet above sea level in Dera Ghazi Khan. It attracts many people for short stays during the hot summer. It is around...

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Tag(s) : #Punjab Pakistan, #Dera Ghazi Khan District, #Gumal Pass, #Sulaiman Mountain, #Robert Groves Sandeman, #Pakistan, #Fort Munro, #Dera Ghazi Khan

Rohtas Fort ( Urdu : قلعہ روہتاس Qila Rohtas) is a historical garrison fort built by king Farid Khan , located near the city of Jhelum in Pakistan . This fort is about 4 km in circumference and the first example of the successful amalgamation of Pashtun...

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Tag(s) : #Rohtas Fort, #Humayun, #Sher Shah, #Baoli, #India, #Gakhars, #Sher Shah Suri, #Pakistan

Attok 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 Indus. Attock (Attock Khurd) is a fort and small town in the Punjab Punjab, on...

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Tag(s) : #Attok fort, #Khyber Pass, #Indus River, #Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi, #Attock, #Attock Khurd, #Kabul River, #Akbar, #Afghan-Sikh Wars

Bala Hissar (Pashto/Urdu/Persian: قلعه بالا حصار ) is one of the most historic places of Peshawar. The word Bala Hissar is from Dari Persian, meaning, “elevated or high fort”. The name was given by the Pashtun King Timur Shah Durrani (1773–1793), who...

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Tag(s) : #Battle of Nowshera, #Khyber Pass, #Kabul, #Hari Singh Nalwa, #Bara River, #Bala Hissar, #Peshawar, #Bala Hisar Fort

"Picture of Ranikot Fort in Sindh, Pakistan Ranikot Fort (Sindhi: رني ڪوٽ, Urdu: رنی کوٹ ) is a historical fort in Sindh province of Pakistan. Ranikot Fort is also known as the great wall of Sindh and It is the world's largest fort with a circumference...

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Tag(s) : #Jamshoro District, #Greeks, #Kirthar Mountains, #Ranikot Fort, #River Indus, #Pakistan, #Sindh, #Hyderabad

Makli Hill is one of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 km. It lies approx. 98 km east of Karachi and is the burial place of some 125,000 local rulers, Sufi saints and others. Makli is located on the outskirts of...

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Tag(s) : #Jam Tamachi, #Makli Graveyard Thatta, #Makli Hill, #World Heritage Site, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Thatta, #Mamaidev, #Sindh

Evening scene on Clifton beach. Clifton Beach or Seaview is a beach in Karachi, Pakistan located on the Arabian Sea. It is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton, Saddar Town. It was the world's most popular silver-sand beach and health resort during 20th...

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Tag(s) : #Saddar Town, #Provinces, #Defence Housing Authority, #Clifton Beach, #Clifton, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Travel and Tourism