#Derawar_fort is a marvel of 9th century located in #Cholistan desert of Pakistan near Ahmad Pur Sharkia in Yazman Tehsil of Bahawalpur. The fort was built by a Hindu ruler of the state of #Rajhistan during 9th century, Later it was conquered by Nawab of Bahawalpur state, Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan during 17th century and was re-built with baked bricks. It has remained under the ownership of Nawab family for the last more than 200 years. At 40 km distance from Dera Nawab, Ahmad Pur Sharkia, this fort is still in its original shape after 13 centuries.
This fort is a cultural and national heritage of Indo-Pak region but unfortunately its condition is now worse and at the verge of collapse. Although repair work at different points inside and out is in progress under supervision and management of archaeology department however pace is too slow. A huge infrastructure inside the fort is near to collapse. Tourists visit this fort in a large count but there is nothing in place to help generate revenue from tourists, no entry tickets etc. If redeveloped and maintained, the fort can be a good source of revenue generation and this revenue can be spent on the local population of Cholistan. Even tourists can be facilitated with a night stay if accommodation rooms in "Shahi Mahallaat" are repaired and maintained. Your views/comments needed below for this appeal to get heard.
Events can be arranged to create attraction like one event i know is the Cholistan jeep rally that is held every year and rally participants stay inside the fort. I don't know if they do camping or what because fort structure is not worth staying.
Best months to visit are from November to March to avoid scorching heat of Cholistan during summer.
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