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Multan Sights

Qasim Bagh Fort

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Good for: architecture, Temples, ancient history, cityview, Old

Not good for: food, eating, hot weather

  • Address
    • Aam Khas Garden
  • Price
    • Admission free
  • Hours
    • 24hr

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Lonely Planet review for Qasim Bagh Fort

Multan's most prominent landmark, now largely in ruins except for its gate and part of the outer walls and bastions, is Qasim Bagh Fort, near Hussain Agahi and Chowk Bazaars. In the fort is the Qasim Bagh Stadium that occasionally hosts cricket matches.

Apart from the shrines, most of the fort was destroyed by the British in 1848-49 to avenge the death of Lieutenant Alexander vans Agnew, killed in Multan by order of the Sikh governor. Agnew's memorial obelisk stands on a plinth at one of the highest points of the fort mound. Qasim Bagh, the small garden after which the fort now takes its name, and the large Qasim Bagh Stadium lie to the south. Although you can still walk most of the way around the ruined ramparts, the most impressive remains are by the main entrance from Kutchery Rd, a major hub of Multan. The British gun emplacement at the south of the mound is the place for a panoramic photograph of the town.

At one time the fort had a circumference of 2000m and was protected by 46 towers, four main gates and the Ravi River, which used to flow between the fort and old town.

 

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    Its name is FORT KOHNA

    junaidahmadj recommends this,

    Its actual name is "fort kohna" and there no actual buildings there even not old building ruins are left there except DAMADAMA from where u can see view of Multan city. If you visit this place you can visit important places of Multan by walking through the fort which are
    DAMDAMA (a terrace like place)
    Tomb Shah Rukne Alam
    Tomb Bahauding Zikraya
    Ruins of Parhaland temple
    Monument and grave of Lt. Agnew
    Qasim bagh (a garden)
    Old Cricket Stadium
    All above places are within the boundary of fort Kohna.
    Fort has a history of destructions and reconstructions multiples times by Alaxander the Great, Muhammad Bin Qasim (712), English forces (1857)

    Good for: architecture, Temples, ancient history, cityview, Old, Monuments, historic, fort, castle

    Not good for: food, eating, hot weather

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