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.
Ranikot is the most talismanic wonder of Sindh. Visible from five kilometers away its massive undulating walls twist and dip over the hills. With the circumference of about twenty kilometers, its walls, built with dressed sandstone and reinforced with 45 bastions along the outer wall, of which 7 are rectangular and the remaining are round. All modified through the ages to accommodate the use of gunpowder, this perhaps makes it the largest fort in the world.
The original purpose and architects of Ranikot Fort are unknown. Some archaeologists attribute it to Arabs, or possibly built by a Persian noble under the Abbasids by Imran Bin Musa Barmaki who was the Governor of Sindh in 836 CE. Others have suggested a much earlier period of construction attributing to at times the Sassanians Persians and at times to the Greeks. Despite the fact that a prehistoric site of Amri is nearby, there is no trace of any old city inside the fort and the present structure has little evidence of prehistoric origins.
Currently, only the Gabol Baloch tribe occupies the area within Ranikot. The area has become a virtual village for the Gabol's over the past century who earn their livelihood by offering tours to many of the visitors, as well as by small scale farming . Today, the Gabol tribe chief Nabil Gabol is trying to attract the Sindh government's funds to develop the area into an international tourist site.
The wall is in Kerther, Jamshoro Tahseel, Sindh, Pakistan. The wall has lots of similarities with China wall. Most of wall is on 1750 feet height Mountain. Handmade wall is 30 feet high, like China wall is 26 to 30 feet high as well. The length of wall is 20 Miles (32 Kilometers). The wall is divided in 2 parts. 1 handmade & other natural. Natural part was made to cut high mountains. Some of Natural part is on even 2000 feet high.
Research shows that this wall has been built in diff times by diff kings, Like Alexander, Chunder Gupt Moria, Tall Pur kings. A sad thing is last enough research was done by Tall Pur Kings, which was gone in 1843.
Research shows that this wall has been built in diff times by diff kings, Like Alexander, Chunder Gupt Moria, Tall Pur kings. A sad thing is last enough research was done by Tall Pur Kings, which was gone in 1843.
Source: en.wikipedia.org