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Pharwala Fort

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Pharwala is a historic fort located about 40 km from Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is naturally defended by one side by a small Himalayan range and the other by the Swaan River. 



It is a Gakhar fort built in the 15th century on the ruins of a 10th century Hindu ShahiFort. The Mughal Emperor Babur conquered the fort in 1519, however after the Mughals reconciled with the Gakhars the fort was returned to them. Later, in 1825, Sikhs expelled Gakhars from this fort. The fort is in a bad shape, being situated in the Kahuta area, is only open for Pakistani visitors. 


A small community of Kaini Gakhar lives inside the fort these days. An old and huge Banyantree is also found inside the fort. There is no road and electricity for the fort.
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