Ramkot Fort (Urdu: قلعہ رام کوٹ, romanized: Qila Ram Kot) or (AzizKot Fort) is an ancient fort in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.[1][2]
| Ramkot Fort | |
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 View of Ramkot Fort | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Dadyal, Mirpur district, Azad Jammu and Kashmir |
| Construction started | 16th century AD |
HistoryEdit
The fort was built by a Gakkhar, named Toglu, in 16th century.[3] The fort was built on an abandoned Hindu temple.[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]
GalleryEdit
Landscape view
Bird's eye view
Courtyard
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Fort forlorn and forsaken | Footloose". The News International.
- ^ "Ramkot Fort: Centuries-old Kashmiri heritage site on the verge of destruction". The Express Tribune. January 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Ali, Aown (July 3, 2015). "Ramkot Fort: The crumbling giant of Azad Kashmir". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Ramkot Fort, Mirpur, Pakistan". Asian Architecture.
- ^ "Khanyara Sharif".