Fortress
Muzaffarabad Fort
🇵🇰 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'.
Text adapted from “Red Fort, Muzaffarabad” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muzaffarabad Fort ranks #5,724 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 32 mapped in Pakistan. Founded 1559, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Muzaffarabad Fort?
Muzaffarabad Fort stands in Pakistan, at 34.38222°, 73.46472°.
When was Muzaffarabad Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1559. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Muzaffarabad Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,724 of 8,133 worldwide, and #26 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 Muzaffarabad Fort?
Ranigat, about 95 km away.
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