Attock Fort

Attock Fort is a 16th-century fortress in , Pakistan. It was built at during the reign of Akbar from 1581 to 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin to protect the passage of the River Indus.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Punjab, Pakistan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khairabad Kund railway station and Attock Khurd railway station.

Railway station
is located in the village of Khairabad, Nowshera district, province, . The station is on the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Attock Fort.

Railway station
is located in the town of , Attock district, province, . The railway station building is a Victorian structure made of stone masonry and surrounded by the Manglot Mountain Range. is situated 2 km south of Attock Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Attock and Jehangira.

Village
Photo: Optographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Attock Khurd is a small town located beside the in the of Punjab Province in Pakistan.

Town
is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. is situated 9 km north of Attock Fort.

Attock Fort

Latitude
33.89166° or 33° 53′ 30″ north
Longitude
72.23684° or 72° 14′ 13″ east
Inception
1583
Height
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8J5JV6RP+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7940375400
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3694892
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Satellite Map

Discover Attock Fort from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Attock Fort” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿托克要塞”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اتوك فورت”
  • German: “Attock Fort”
  • Hebrew: “פורט אטוק”
  • Japanese: “アトック砦”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਲਾ ਅਟਕ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਅਟਕ”
  • Tamil: “அட்டோக் கோட்டை”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Атток”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ اٹك بنارس”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ اٹک بنارس”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ اٹک”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ اٹک”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Attock Fort Gate and دریائے سندھ.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Iqbal Shaheed North Bound and Toll Plaza.

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