Rohtas Fort (North Gate) jhelum

If you're with friends you'll love the place. Too much of difficult routes. And heights are terrific. Yelling is fun there cause of echo production. If you're interested in history you must visit the place

Beautiful place to visit and see the history with your own eyes. Some gates are really in very good condition and describe the skills of their creators. Lush green lawn makes it possible to enjoy your picking time with your family. A good place for one day activity.

Beautiful place. I wish the govt. could take care of it more. Truly a heritage.

This place is really incredible. I would say that the fortress is in quite a good condition. You can easily see and feel the beauty and sheer power of this spot. That is a must-see in Pakistan. The price is only 500, and it's absolutely worth it. You can pick up a guide or explore it on your own. We were alone and were not disappointed at all. Spend around 4hours in here and would spend some more time but we were already tired. If you want to explore every single stair, you must be quite fit.

One of the ancient garrison fortified forts of subcontinent. It still having large walls intact as it is, but their is lack of interest and funding to keep it maintained as some local occupants resides inside fort area, which leads to damaging and maintenance issues. This needs to be preserved according to international standards.

People who love history must visit this place in their life. A unique place and mesmerized experience. Good place for matures. Don't take children because you have to walk so much.

A historical place/fort built by Sher Shah Suri should be visited with young family members because stairs are in a lot of numbers which are mandatory to explore the fort. One thing is missing here, there is no board available on any building which tells us the historic importance of this part of the fort, no sign board is available which helps the visitors to go to their favourite place of the fort. The sign board should be marked there. Securing personnel should be posted on different spots for safety of the people who go upstairs.

Amazing historical place Must visit It will take you to 700 years back in history. You need at least whole day to see everything its huge.

Historical place. It witnessed many historical events from centuries. Parking, restroom, park and few tuck shops available here. Nice place for history lovers.

Rohtas Fort, Qila Rohtas Jehlum DiNa The origin of the fort goes back to the Sur dynasty, when emperor Sher Shah Suri ordered the fort built after his victory over the Mughal emperor Humayun.[4] Construction of the fort began in the year 1541.[4] It was built primarily to defend against the Mughals .[5] Mughal period Edit The fort was ceded to Mughal emperor Humayun in the year 1555. The fort lost much of its significance as the fort's purpose of subduing Mughal tribesmen, as well as the preventing the return of Emperor Humayun, was no longer required.[3] Further, the construction of the nearby Attock Fort in the 1580s by Emperor Akbar better served Mughal interests. Sikh Empire period Edit The fort remained in use during the Mughal era, and was used almost continuously until 1707,[2] though it was not popular with the Mughal rulers.[3] The Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah camped at the fort during his attack on the Mughal Empire. Also the Afghan chieftain Ahmed Shah Abdali used the fort in his expeditions in the Punjab during the waning days of the Mughal empire.[6] It was briefly conquered by the Marathas in 1758. The Afghans retook the fort in 1759. In 1825, the Sikh forces of Gurmukh Singh Lamba took the fort so Rohtas was thereafter used for administrative purposes by the Sikh Empire until its collapse by the British in 1849.[7][8] The height of the outer wall varies between 10 and 18 metres, with a thickness that varies between ten and 13 metres. The fortified walls have 68 bastions at irregular intervals,[2] with twelve monumental gateways providing access to the inner fort.[2] The ramparts follow the hilltop's contours.[2] The walls had up to three terraces at different levels, connected by staircases. The uppermost terrace has merlon-shaped battlements from which muskets could be fired, and from which soldiers could also pour molten lead. The walls are built in sandstone laid in lime mortar mixed with brick. The gates are in grey ashlar masonry. Some portions were built of burnt brick. Gates Edit The Rohtas Fort has twelve gates, all built of ashlar stone. Sohail Edit Sohail Gate Close-up of Sohail Gate The Sohail gate features some of the best masonry work of the Sur Empire, and was likely the ceremonial main entrance to the fort.[1] It derives its name from a local saint named Sohail Bukhari, whose remains are interred in the south-western portion of the gate. Peace of and mind Blowing Place