Kafir Kot

Kafir Kot

Kafir Kot (or Kafirkot) is an ancient ruin in Dera Ismail Khan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. 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" [http://www.thepakistan.info/get/pakistani-cities-and-places/mianwali.htm District Gazetteer of Mianwali 1915] ] . It is located at 32°30'0N 71°19'60E [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Kafir_Kot.html Location of Kafir Kot - Falling Rain Genomics] ]

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:

References

External links

[http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/meister/kk/site1.html Site map of ruins - University of Pennsylvania.]


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