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Rohtas Fort was built upon a hill overlooking the Pothohar Plateau. Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jhelum in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. [34] Rohtas Fort was never taken by force, [35] and it has remained remarkably intact. [35]
Following a list of the known rulers of the Pothohar Plateau: Ruler Reign Note Shaikha Khokhar: c. 1380 – 1399: Jasrat: c. 1405 – 1442: Had capital at Sialkot [1]
Tilla Jogian, second highest peak in the Pothohar plateau The Pothohar Plateau is a plateau and historical sub-region in northern parts of the Punjab region , present-day Punjab, Pakistan . Ethnic Punjabis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans ( Baradari ).
Rawat Fort (Urdu: قلعہ روات) is an early 15th century fort in the Pothohar plateau of Pakistan, near the city of Rawalpindi in the province of Punjab. [ 1 ] Location
Gandhara (IAST: Gandhāra) was an ancient Indo-Aryan [1] civilization centred in present-day north-west Pakistan and north-east Afghanistan. [2] [3] [4] The core of the region of Gandhara was the Peshawar and Swat valleys extending as far east as the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, though the cultural influence of Greater Gandhara extended westwards into the Kabul valley in Afghanistan, and ...
Located on the Pothohar Plateau of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century. [7] The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of Taxila, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [8] In 1765, the ruling Gakhars were defeated and the city came under Sukerchakia Misl.
Chakwal District (Urdu: ضلع چکوال) is a district located on the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern area of the Punjab province, bordered by Talagang to its south, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east. The district was created out of parts of Jhelum and Attock in 1985. [3]
The topography of Pakistan is divided into seven geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indus River plain, the desert areas, the Pothohar Plateau, Balochistan Plateau, Salt Range, and the Sistan Basin. All the rivers of Pakistan, i.e. Sindh, Ravi River, Chenab River, Jhelum River, and Sutlej River, originate from the Himalayas mountain ...