Mysterious Ranikot: ‘The world's largest fort’

While Pakistan also abounds in historical forts, like the Lahore's famous Shahi Qilla, Rohtas Fort in district Jhelum, Drawar Fort in Cholistan desert, Bala Hisar and Jamrud Forts in and around Peshawar, one always forgets Ranikot Fort in the Lukky mountain of Kirthar range.

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Ranikot Fort also known as 'The Great wall of Sindh' is thought to be the world's largest fort. Who constructed it first and why? This is an enigma yet to be resolved by the researchers. Some historians attribute it to Arabs, others to Greeks and some even go as far as relating it to the Romans and to those who built the Great Wall of China. Though the prehistoric site of Amri is nearby, and fossils and animal skeletons are found inside the fort on the Lundi Hills, there is no trace of any old city inside the fort. The present structure doesn't appear to be 'prehistoric'. Some historians point to 17th century AD as its time of first construction but most agree that the present structure was constructed or reconstructed by Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur at the initial cost of twelve thousand rupees in 1812 AD.