Bijnot Fort

Bijnot Fort
قِلعہ بِجنوٹ‬
Shown within Punjab, Pakistan
Bijnot Fort (Pakistan)
Alternative name Winjhrot[1]
Location Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan
Region Cholistan Desert
Coordinates 28°5′22″N 71°40′55″E / 28.08944°N 71.68194°E / 28.08944; 71.68194Coordinates: 28°5′22″N 71°40′55″E / 28.08944°N 71.68194°E / 28.08944; 71.68194
Type Fortification
History
Founded 8th century AD[2]

Bijnot Fort (Urdu: قِلعہ بِجنوٹ ‬‎), is a ruined fortress located in Bahawalpur District of Punjab, Pakistan, 23 kilometres (14 miles) west of Indo-Pakistani border in Cholistan Desert. It was destroyed during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library (Volume 8 ed.). p. 202. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Salman Rashid (20 June 2014). "Bijnot Fort". Retrieved 22 May 2017.


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