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Rohtas Fort

Cultural World Heritage property in Pakistan, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Rohtas Fort, Pakistan
Photo: Hussain Khalid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Pakistan
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
iiiv
Location
Dina Tehsil, Jhelum District
What it is
fort
Next to
Kahan River
Reference
WHC 586 · Wikidata Q155188

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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