Moj Garh Fort
{{Short description|Fort in Cholistan, Pakistan}}
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|name = Moj Garh Fort
|image = Women carrying water pots, Mojgarh, Pakistan.jpg
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|location = Cholistan, Punjab, Pakistan
|coordinates = {{coord|29.0132|72.1401|format=dms|type:landmark_region:PK|display=inline, title}}
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Moj Garh Fort is a historic fort, about {{cvt|70|km}} from Bahawalnagar, along the Yazman–Fort Abbas road in Thandi Khoi.{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1014610/desert-rangers-to-preserve-moj-garh-fort|title=Desert Rangers to 'preserve' Moj Garh Fort|date=May 29, 2013|website=Dawn}} It is in the Cholistan Desert near the border with India.
History
Moj Garh Fort was constructed by Emperor Maroof Khan Kehrani in 1743 AD.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1465783/derelict-moj-garh-fort-desperate-need-renovation|title=Derelict Moj Garh Fort in desperate need of renovation|date=July 25, 2017|website=The Express Tribune}} It was built using solid bricks and mud and was decorated with glazed tiles. A dome was constructed {{cvt|400|yd|order=flip}} south of the fort.
Preservation
By the turn of the century{{Vague|date=October 2023}}, Moj Garh Fort had collapsed, and only its crumbled structure remains. The Desert Rangers have since taken over the fort and initiated preservation and rehabilitation efforts.
The exterior and interior facing bricks of the fortification wall are missing in several places, exposing the underlying mud-brick pit.{{Cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1017108|title=ضلع بہاولنگر میں قائم تاریخی قلعے|website=Daily Jang}} Despite the damage, about half of the relics have survived, with the exterior wall and interior structure still prominently visible.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2268134/restoration-of-11-forts-in-cholistan-recommended|title=Restoration of 11 forts in Cholistan recommended|date=October 12, 2020|website=The Express Tribune}}
References
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{{Forts in Pakistan}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Bahawalpur District
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1743
Category:Forts in Punjab, Pakistan
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