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Bijnot Fort

Bijnot Fort is a ruined fortress located in Bahawalpur District of Punjab, Pakistan, 23 kilometres west of Indo-Pakistani border in the Cholistan Desert. The fort was constructed by Khair Panwar Rajputs, who also ruled at forts of Khairpur and Khairgarh.
Bijnot Fort Also known as Winjhrot it was constructed by Raja Winjha in 757, but in 1167 Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori had it destroyed.
Although in ruins, most of its original appearance survived. The structure of the fort was made from blocks of limestone. It is almost square covering an area of 300 feet while the outer wall encloses at an inner space which is 155 feet, with three semi-circle fortress which are at the corners. On the north side, there is an 11 feet wide entrance, on which three rooms were built in the fort.

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