Derawar Fort
Derawar Fort is a fortress located in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan, specifically within the Yazman Tehsil of the Bahawalpur District. Approximately 20 km south of the city of Ahmedpur East, the forty bastions of Derawar are visible from many miles in the Cholistan.
- Fort
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (380 feet)
- Description: large square fortress in Punjab, Pakistan
- Also known as“Derāwar”“Fort Derawar”
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Abbasi Mosque
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Derawar Fort
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Latitude
28.76837° or 28° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
71.3354° or 71° 20′ 7″ east
Open location code
7JWHQ89P+85
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Derawar Fort” goes by many names.
حصن ديراورArabic
দরাবড় দুর্গBengali
দেরাওয়ার দুর্গBengali
DerawarCatalan
德拉沃爾堡Chinese
DerawarfortDutch
Dravad ka kilaFiji Hindi
दरावड़ का क़िलाHindi
Benteng DerawarIndonesian
Forte di DerawarItalian
デーラーワル城Japanese
ਦਰਾਵੜ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾPanjabi
قلعه دراورPersian
ДераварRussian
قلعہ دراوڑSaraiki
Тврђава ДераварSerbian
دڙاوڙ قلعوSindhi
Trdnjava DeravarSlovenian
தராவர் கோட்டைTamil
Деравар кальгасыTatar
Deraver KalesiTurkish
ДераварUkrainian
Derawar fortUrdu
قلعہ دراوڑUrdu
قلعہ دراوڑWestern Panjabi
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