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Fort at Sehwan

SindhFortProtected
It is an immense mound of earth measuring roughly 370 x 730 m with surviving height of about 18 m. It is littered with potshards and brick bits and charcoal. The surviving structures depict different constructional periods of the fort and mainly associated to Rai dynasty of Sindh.
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Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.

Record ID
5180
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Jamshoro
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Fort
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
26.43326, 67.86125 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari. (2015). Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015. Government of Sindh, Vol 1.

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