Ranikot Fort
The Sindh region:
It is located in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan at geographical coordinates 25°53′47′′N 67°54′9′′E. TypeFortificationLength31 km (19 mi)HistoryBuilderTalpur dynastyMaterialStone and lime mortarFounded1812[1].
It is located near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh.[2] Ranikot Fort is a historical Talpur fort. The Ranikot Fort, also called the Great Wall of Sindh, is the largest fort in the world, with a circumference of 32 kilometers (20 miles). Fort's ramparts have been compared to China's Great Wall.
According to the Pakistan National Commission, the site was nominated for UNESCO world heritage status in 1993. The fort was added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995[6]. It has also been protected by law under the Antiquities Act, 1975 and its subsequent amendments.
The location [edit]
Kort Forte, Rani
Ranikot Fort is located 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Hyderabad on the Indus Highway (N55). Sann, the nearest town, is a short distance away from the fort, which is reached by a rugged 21 kilometers (13 mi) road that leads to the east entrance. In Pakistan, Sann is a railway station on the Kotri-Larkana line. It is located in Kirthar National Park, Pakistan's second largest national park. [9] Sann is on the Pakistan Railway's Kotri-Larkana line.
The history [edit]
There is no information about Ranikot Fort's original purpose or architects. Sassanians, Scythians, Parthians, or Bactrian Greeks were thought to have built the fort. According to more recent evidence, the fort was built during the Talpur dynasty under Nawab Wali Muhammed Leghari, the Prime Minister of Sindh.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed in the 17th century. In 1812, the Talpur dynasty rebuilt some of the present structures at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (Sindh Gazetteer, 677), according to Sindh archaeologists. Until the British Empire colonized Sind, Ranikot was the last capital of the Amirs of Sind. On charcoal embedded in mortar of a collapsed pillar of the eastern gate of the fort, radiocarbon tests were conducted at the Sann Gate. In keeping with these tests, we can determine that this gate was probably renovated between the early 18th and 19th centuries, prior to the British invasion of the fort under the Kalhoras or, more likely, the Talpur Mirs of Sindh.
The features of this project [edit]
Wall structure details
Fort Kirthar stretches over 31 kilometres (19 miles) along contours between bleak mountains[6]. There are several bastions, including three semicircular ones. A fort wall surrounds the fort on three sides, while hills dominate the northern part. Miri Fort(14), a smaller fort within the main fort, is about 3 kilometers from Sann gate and is believed to have been the family's palace. With four rusted rhomboid gates, it resembles a zig-zag. Sann Gate, Amri Gate, Shah-Pere Gate, and Mohan Gate are its four gates. Two of the gates are crossed by a river diagonally[clarification needed], with the west bank skirted by the water, making it difficult to get to the first gate. The southern entry gate has two doors. Flowers and carved stones adorn two niches within the gates.
Rani Kort wall carvings
It is possible to climb the Sann gate from either side of the fort. It will provide you with a scenic view of the fort terrain. This gate also leads to Meeri's entrance.
Restoring
The Fort was restored by Nawab Wali Muhammed Leghari under the Talpur dynasty. Reconstruction of the fortification walls and the Sann Gate complex was completed. Within the main fort, the mosque and Meeri fort were located. This investigation was conducted by the Pakistani Archeology Department, the Sindh Department of Culture, and the Dadu District administration. A 2005 investigation was initiated after allegations of poor construction and favoritism were made. As reported in the Enquiry Commission's report, cement and rebuilt stonework were in violation of the Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, and further work on the fort should be halted. In 2006, further restoration work was suspended due to this report[7].