Derawar Fort

Derawar Fort is a fortress located in the Cholistan Desert of , specifically within the Yazman Tehsil of the . Approximately 20 km south of the city of , the forty bastions of Derawar are visible from many miles in the Cholistan.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: large square fortress in Punjab, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Derāwar”, “Derawar fort”, “Fort Derawar”, and “দেরাওয়ার দুর্গ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abbasi Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Saadnadeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , or Derawar Mosque, and locally… is situated 170 metres southeast of Derawar Fort.

Derawar Fort

Latitude
28.76837° or 28° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
71.3354° or 71° 20′ 7″ east
Elevation
117 metres (384 feet)
Open location code
7JWHQ89P+85
Geo­Names ID
1180262
Wiki­data ID
Q2474542
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Derawar Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن ديراور”
  • Bengali: “দরাবড় দুর্গ”
  • Catalan: “Derawar”
  • Chinese: “德拉沃爾堡”
  • Dutch: “Derawarfort”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Dravad ka kila”
  • French: “fort de Derawar”
  • French: “Fort de Derawar”
  • German: “Derawar Fort”
  • German: “Derawar-Fort”
  • Hindi: “दरावड़ का क़िला”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Derawar”
  • Italian: “Forte di Derawar”
  • Japanese: “デーラーワル城”
  • Panjabi: “ਦਰਾਵੜ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Persian: “قلعه دراور”
  • Russian: “Деравар”
  • Saraiki: “قلعہ دراوڑ”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Деравар”
  • Sindhi: “دڙاوڙ قلعو”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Deravar”
  • Tamil: “தராவர் கோட்டை”
  • Tatar: “Деравар кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Deraver Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Деравар”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ دراوڑ”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ دراوڑ”

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Places to explore: Band Dahar and Shidiwala Ther.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Derawar Distributary and Derawar Inspection Bungalow.

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