Red Fort
Red Fort, also known as Muzaffarabad Fort, is a 16th-century fortification located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Its construction was started by the Chak dynasty of Kashmir in 1559 but it was only completed in 1646 by Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a local ruler and the founder of Muzaffarabad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: 16th-century fortification in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Muzaffarabad Fort”, “Red Fort, Muzaffarabad”, and “Rutta Qila”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muzaffarabad and Ghori.
Muzaffarabad
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Muzaffarabad is the capital of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. It is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by North-West Frontier Province in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of on the Indian side of the Line of Control in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the north.
Ghori
Village
Kahori, is a small town in Muzaffarabad District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It lies near to the epicentre of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Kahori was a defensive and administratively important town during the Dogra period, when it was a major trading center. Ghori is situated 8 km northeast of Red Fort.
Red Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Muzaffarabad District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Sindhi to Western Panjabi—“Red Fort” goes by many names.
- Sindhi: “لال قلعو، مظفرآباد”
- Urdu: “لال قلعہ، مظفرآباد”
- Western Panjabi: “لال قلعہ، مظفرآباد”
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