Pakistan · 16th century
Red Fort (Urdu: لال قلعہ), also known as Muzaffarabad Fort, is a 16th-century fortification located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Administered Kashmir. Its construction was started by the Chak dynasty of Kashmir in 1559 but it was only completed in 1646 by Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a local ruler and the founder of Muzaffarabad. The fort is locally referred to as the 'Rutta Qila' or just 'qila'.
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Muzaffarabad Fort ranks #6,145 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 31 mapped in Pakistan. Founded 1559, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Rawalpindi, 94 km away. See how Pakistan compares in the castle statistics.
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