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Kafir Kot - Dera Ismaiel Khan

Kafir Kot  is an ancient ruin in  Dera Ismaeil Khan KPK province . According to the district Gazetteer of Mianwali of 1915 the remains of Kafirkot (and the nearby ruin of Mari) "are indication of the existence of a Hindu civilization of considerable importance and antiquity". It is located at 32°30'0N 71°19'60E. The ruin consists of two forts in the north-west of the district on small hills attached to the lower spurs of the   Khasor Range , and overlooking the   Indus River . One lies a few miles south of   Kundal   and the other near   Bilot . According to the District Gazetteer of Mianwali, these forts are of great antiquity and interest. Their main features are an outer defensive wall, consisting of rough blocks of stone, some of great size, and  various groups of buildings resembling small Hindu temples and more or less carved. These are built of a curiously honey-combed drab-coloured stone not to be fo...