KAFIR KOT FORTS:
On
the way to Chashma Barrage (from D.I. Khan), The Southern
Kafir Kot Fort stands on low (Marwat) hills and is clearly
visible from the road. Kike the Northern Kafir Kot Fort,
38 km further up the Indus, it was built at the time
of the Hindu Rajput Kingdom (8th to the 10th century)
and was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghaznavi in the 11th
century. Neither fort was rebuilt.
On
the way to Chashma Barrage (from D.I. Khan), The Southern
Kafir Kot Fort stands on low (Marwat) hills and is clearly
visible from the road. Kike the Northern Kafir Kot Fort,
38 km further up the Indus, it was built at the time
of the Hindu Rajput Kingdom (8th to the 10th century)
and was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghaznavi in the 11th
century. Neither fort was rebuilt.As the Southern Kafir Kot Fort there are three main temple and shrines on the same plinth. THe carving deep chiselled and reminiscent of Mayan sculpture, is fine and well preserved.
The Northern Kafir Kot Fort is about 6 km north of
the western end of Chashma Barrage. The fort commands
a splendid defensive position. It covers a rubble-strewn
area of about 25 hectares (62 acres). Inside there are
four temples, two badly eroded, the others intricately
carved. The best preserved walls including a fate, are
on the north side of the fort; the walls are about 8
Meters (20 feet) high.
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