- Derawar Fort is a large square fortress in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. The forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in Cholistan Desert.
- Derawar Fort is an enormous square fortress located in the Cholistan desert of Punjab, Pakistan. It has forty bastions and walls up to 30 meters high.
- Derawar Fort, also known as Qila Derawar, stands as an imposing citadel in the heart of Bahawalpur district.
- There is also a white mosque in its neighborhood called “Derawar Mosque,” built near the fort in 1844 AD in the same design as the “Moti mosque of India.”
- Derawar Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: قِلعہ ڈیراور) is a fortress in Ahmadpur East Tehsil of Bahawalpur District in the Punjab, Pakistan.
- The Derawar Fort can be accessed either from north downwards from Bahawalpur or Ahmed Pur East or from Rahim Yar Khan moving on the Desert Road.
- It was originally called Dera Rawal, but it was later renamed Derawar. The 12th and last ruler of Bahawalpur was born in this fort, adding to its historical significance.
- It also becomes an iconic place due to TDCP Cholistan Jeep Rally in the Cholistan Desert near Derawar Fort. The current condition of Derawar Fort is not good.
- Most of these date from the Indus civilization, 45,00 years ago, and are clustered round Derawar Fort, the only perennial water hole in the desert.
- This region carries a lot of historical places along with buildings but the most famous place here is “Derawar Fort” which is present in the hub of Cholistan for centuries.