Heritage record
Liara Fort
PunjabFortProtected
It was built in 1780 CE, by Sabzal Khan and was reportedly destroyed by floods in 1804 CE. It is almost square and mud brick fort measuring 37m from north to south and 34m from east to west, between its corner bastions. The corner bastions show 12 sides with 13 m dia. and standing 13 m high. The bastions still retain 5 cm wide loopholes in their 51 cm wide parapet wall.
- Record ID
- 6987
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Bahawalpur
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Fort
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 28.83333, 71.19917 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Mughal, Mohammad Rafique. (1997). Forts in Cholistan. Ancient Cholistan, Archaeology and Architecture.
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