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Rohtas Fort
Rohtas
Fort is 109 km from Rawalpindi. It is located about 6 km southwest of Dina Town.
Going from Rawalpindi/Islamabad, you have to turn right from G.T. Road to a
narrow road just before Dina Police Station and then go left until you find the
city bed of Kahan River. The fort is visible from this point. However, you have
to cross the river to reach it.
Built over ten years from 1540 by Sher Shah Suri, the fort is
one of the most imposing historical monuments in Punjab. It is situated on the
edge of the Kahan Gorge, which provided the only route from
the mountainous country north of the Salt Range, to the southern plains. A 5km
perimeter wall, with massive battlements, bastions and gates encircles the fort.
The fort's perimeters were designed strategically to utilise the natural
ravines, which, together with about a kilometre of the riverside, act as natural
moats for the defensive system.
