Ramkot Fort

Ramkot Fort (Urdu: قلعہ رام کوٹ, romanized: Qila Ram Kot) is an ancient fort in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.[1][2]

Ramkot Fort
View of Ramkot Fort
General information
LocationDadyal, Mirpur district, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Construction started16th century AD

History

The fort was built by a Gakkhar, named Sultan Sarang Khan Ghakkar, in 16th century.[3][4] It is located on the edges of the Mangla Dam.[3]

Syed Aziz Badshah, a well-known politician of Dadyal associated with Khanyara Sharif, rescued the fort from the Sikhs with heavy weapons and named it Aziz Kot.[5]

  • Landscape view
    Landscape view
  • Bird's eye view
    Bird's eye view
  • Courtyard
    Courtyard

See also

References
  1. "Fort forlorn and forsaken | Footloose". The News International.
  2. "Ramkot Fort: Centuries-old Kashmiri heritage site on the verge of destruction". The Express Tribune. January 29, 2012.
  3. Ali, Aown (July 3, 2015). "Ramkot Fort: The crumbling giant of Azad Kashmir". DAWN.COM.
  4. "Ramkot Fort, Mirpur, Pakistan". Asian Architecture.
  5. "Khanyara Sharif".
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