Rohtas Fort
Also known as Rotas Ghur
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Pakistan
Inscribed
1997
List reference
586
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rohtas Fort is about 65 km north-west of Gujrat. The nearest other World Heritage site is Taxila, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gujrat · about 302,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Rawalpindi · about 1,858,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Islamabad · about 780,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Sialkote · about 477,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Gujranwala · about 1,513,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Jammu · about 791,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PakistanCultural112 km away
PakistanCultural168 km away
PakistanCultural213 km away
IndiaNatural431 km away
IndiaCultural600 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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