Attock Fort

Attock Fort

Attock fort was built during the reign of Akbar the Great from 1581 to 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of the Indus. Today it is sandwiched between Peshawar Road on one side and the River Indus on the other.


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