Ranikot Fort - Fortification Wall

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These Ranikot fortification walls are the first walls you notice when you reach Ranikot from Sann Gate (Sann city, main Indus Highway). Their first view is spectacular to say the least. It evokes a sense of the Great Wall of China at first sight.

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The world's largest fort with a circumference of about 29 km or 18 miles.

It has an approximate diameter of 6 km. Its walls are on the average 6 meters high and are made of gypsum and lime cut sandstone and total circumference is about 20 km. While originally constructed for bow and arrow warfare it was later expanded to withstand firearms.

It is reputed to be the largest unexplored fort in the world. The purpose of its construction and the reason for the choice of its location are still unknown.