Fort Derawar

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbasi Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Saadnadeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , or Derawar Mosque, and locally known as Jamia Masjid‑e‑Abbasi, is a located close to in Yazman Tehsil, in the Cholistan Desert in Bahawalpur District, in the Punjab, province of Pakistan. is situated 270 metres east of Fort Derawar.

Fort Derawar

Latitude
28.76801° or 28° 46′ 5″ north
Longitude
71.33426° or 71° 20′ 3″ east
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
7JWHQ89M+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 170220501
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historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­sand
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2474542
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Fort Derawar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن ديراور”
  • Bengali: “দরাবড় দুর্গ”
  • Bengali: “দেরাওয়ার 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”
  • Hindi: “देरावर किला”
  • 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: “Derawar fort”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ دراوڑ”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ دراوڑ”

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