Fortress
Kot Diji Fort
🇵🇰 Pakistan · 18th century
Kot Diji Fort (Balochi: کوٹ دیجی قلعہ) (Sindhi: ڪوٽ ڏيجي جو قلعو; lit. 'Fort of the Daughter'), formally known as Fort Ahmadabad, is an 18th-century Talpur-era citadel located in the town of Kot Diji in Khairpur District, Sindh, Pakistan, about 25 miles east of the Indus River at the edge of the Thar Desert. Kot Diji Fort was built between 1785 and 1795 by the Talpur Dynasty during the reign of Mir Sohrab Khan.
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Kot Diji Fort ranks #4,951 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 32 mapped in Pakistan. Founded 1785, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Pakistan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kot Diji Fort?
Kot Diji Fort stands in Pakistan, at 27.34508°, 68.70628°.
When was Kot Diji Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1785. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kot Diji Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,951 of 8,134 worldwide, and #20 in Pakistan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kot Diji Fort?
Bukkur, about 43 km away.
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