What is Rohtas Fort?
{{WHSite}} {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site | image = Rohtas Fort Gate.jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | caption = Kabuli Gate, Rohtas Fort | location = [[Jhelum District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] | criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(ii), (iv)}}(ii), (iv) | ID = 586 | coordinates = {{coord|32|58|7|N|73|34|31|E|display=inline, title}} | year = 1997 | area = <!-- {{convert|...|ha|sqmi|abbr=on}} or similar with other units recommended --> | buffer_zone = | locmapin = Pakistan Punjab#Pakistan | map_caption = }} '''Rohtas Fort''' ({{lang-ur|قلعہ روہتاس}},''Qila Rohtas'') is a garrison fort built by the great Afghan king [[Sher Shah Suri]]. This fort is about 4&nbsp;km in circumference and the first example of the successful combination of [[Pashtun]] and [[Hindu]] [[architecture]] in the Indian subcontinent. ==References== {{refbegin|1}} * Ihsan H Nadiem, ''Rohtas: Formidable Fort of Sher Shah''. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, {{ISBN|969-35-0603-0}}. * Basheer Ahmad Khan Matta, ''Sher Shah Suri: A Fresh Perspective''. Karachi: Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-597882-X}}. *Institute of Architects, Pakistan Rawalpindi-Islamabad Chapter Arch Vision 2002”. *”Rohtas Fort” article by Major General [[Mian Hayauddin]] {{refend}} {{reflist|2}} ==Other websites== {{commons category|Rohtas Fort}} *[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/586 UNESCO World Heritage Centre Web page]. It has a panograph of the Qila Rohtas. *[http://hwf.org.pk/rohtas.html Rohtas Conservation page on the Himalayan Wildlife Foundation website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311093322/http://hwf.org.pk/rohtas.html |date=2007-03-11 }} *[http://www.the-soccer.com/rhotas.htm Rohtas fort latest pictures] {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Pakistan]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Pakistan]] [[Category:Forts in Asia]] [[Category:16th-century buildings and structures]]