Rohtas Fort
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For the fort in Bihar, see Rohtas Fort, India.
For other uses, see Rohtas (disambiguation).
Rohtas Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: قلعہ روہتاس, romanized: Qilā Rohtās) is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Dina in Jhelum district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Raja Todar Mal, the minister of the Sur king Sher Shah Suri, supervised the construction of the fort which is now one of the largest and most formidable in Punjab.[1]
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Rohtas Fort قلعہ روہتاس Qilā Rohtās | |
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Location | Dina, Punjab, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 32°58′7″N 73°34′31″E |
Built | 1540 |
Architectural style(s) | Indo-Islamic |
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Criteria | ii, iv |
Designated | 1997 |
Reference no. | 586 |
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The fort remains remarkably intact and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. UNESCO called it an "exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia."[2]