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Kot Diji Fortification Wall

SindhFortificationProtected
This is 3.6 m wide mud wall of fortification (Talpur period (18th-19th Century CE)) that once secured the entire town of Kot Diji stretching up to 5 km. This defensive wall has bastions. Throughout its length and a huge iron gate, the only one entrance is provided. The surviving height of the walls is from 4.5 -5.5 m.
Record ID
5202
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Khairpur
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Fortification
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
27.34356, 68.70852 — 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 3.

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