(Now in Pakistan)
The majestic Derawar Fort, standing in the midst of the Cholistan Desert, is a famed hallmark of Bahawalpur. Derawar Fort was originally founded as a Rajput fort in the 9th century CE.
The fort was built by Rai Jajja Bhatti, the Hindu Rajput ruler of Bhatti clan, in the 9th century AD as a tribute to Rawal Deoraj Bhatti, a Rajput sovereign King of Jaisalmer and Bahawalpur area. Initially, it was known as Dera Rawal, later it was termed as Dera Rawar and with the passage of time it turned to be Derawar, the present name of fort.
The impressive square fortress, with around forty bastions that stand thirty feet tall and walls with a circumference of 1500 meters, is visible for many miles in the Cholistan Desert. Its smooth, wide bastions create an imposing structure, unlikely to be breached by advancing forces.
Derawar Fort is an important place for tourists. This historically significant fort presents an enormous and impressive structure in the heart of the Cholistan desert, but it is rapidly deteriorating and in need of immediate preventative measures for preservation.
For centuries this fort and its Rajput defenders would guard India's frontiers against the invading forces from Arabia.
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