Qila Derawar Fort: The Majestic Icon of Bahawalpur
Qila Derawar Fort Bahawalpur in the Cholistan Desert is a large fort designed in square shape located in Ahmadpur East Tehsil of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located around 130 km south of the city of Bahawalpur. The 40 bases of Derawar Fort are visible for miles of the Desert of Pakistan. The walls have a diameter of 1,500 meters and are 30 feet high.
The fort of Derawar was first built in the 9th century AD by Rai Jajja Solanki, the Hindu Rajput ruler of the Solanki family, as a tribute to Rawal Deoraj Bhati, king of Jaisalmer and Bahawalpur. The fort was originally called Dera Rawal and was later renamed Dera Rawar, which later became known as Derawar, after its present name.