Pakistan · 5th century BC
Ranikot Fort (Sindhi: رني ڪوٽ قلعو; also known as Rannikot), also known as the Great Wall of Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ جي عظيم ديوار), is a (4th/5th Century AD) is a Gupta-era fort near Sann in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. The fort's ramparts have been compared to the Great Wall of China.
The site was nominated in 1993 by the Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO world heritage status, and has since been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The fort is listed as a historical site under the Antiquities Act, 1975 and its subsequent amendments, and has a protected status.
Text adapted from “Ranikot Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranikot Fort ranks #777 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 31 mapped in Pakistan. Founded 450 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 13 atlas entries founded in the 5th century BC. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,477 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. See how Pakistan compares in the castle statistics.
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