Attock Fort

Coordinates: 33°53′32″N 72°14′02″E / 33.892087°N 72.233988°E / 33.892087; 72.233988
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Attock Fort
قلعہ اٹک
Part of the
Battle of Attock

Attock Fort (

Battle of Attock.[1]

History

The fort was constructed in 1581 on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Construction was completed in two years after which the fort was used as a key defense line against Afghan invaders. The fort was captured in 1758 by Sabaji Shinde Sidhojiraje Ghatage-Desai-Deshmukh, aka Manaji Paygude (the conqueror of Lahore), and the Marathas. The fort was captured in 1812 by Sikhs and the British took over the fort later.[2] After the Partition of India, Pakistan Army took control of the fort.[3] It became headquarters of the 7th division of Pakistan Army.[3] In 1956, the fort was handed over to the Special Services Group (SSG), a special operations force of the Pak Army.[3] Today the fort remains in control of the SSG.[3]

Location

It is sandwiched between Peshawar Road on one side and the River

Indus on the other.[4] It is located at a distance of 80km from the capital city of Islamabad. As its a military base, visitors are not allowed inside the fort.[1]

Features

The fort consists of 4 gates and its parameter wall is 1600m long. The gates are named the Delhi gate, Lahori Gate, Kabuli Gate and Mori Gate.[3]

Attock Fort
Overlooking the river

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Attock Fort.

References

  1. ^ a b c "ATTOCK FORT". Emerging Pakistan. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "A close look on the history of Attock Fort Pakistan with pics". Visit Pak. 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Facts About Attock Fort". Informative Facts. 17 February 2019.
  4. All Things Pakistan. Archived from the original
    on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
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