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Gagra Fort

Khyber PakhtunkhwaFortProtected
A fort, built by Badshah of Swat in 1940, facing west with watch towers at both ends. Iron sheets and girders have been used for erecting watch towers. The south-western tower is different and erected with stones as against iron sheets and girders. Fort is ideally located and can be usefully utilized as a small museum.
Record ID
4977
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Buner
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Fort
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
34.47351, 72.53816 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Rehman, S. et. al. (1996). The Archaeological Explorations in Buner (1991-92 and 1992-93). Archaeological Reconnaissance In Gandhara, DOAM, Karachi.

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