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 Origins of
Multan Fort are not known. It was built on a detached, rather high
mound of earth separated from the city by the bed of an old branch of
River Ravi. There is no fort now as it was destroyed by British
Garrison. The fort site now looks as a part of the city because
instead of the river it is nqw separated by a road which looks ike a
bazaar. The .fort stands on the biggest part of the mound, on which
the town is built. The walls of the forI :ire flanked by thirty towers
and enclose numerous houses, mosques and shrines the beauty of which
was damaged by the Guns of Ranjit Sing;h jn 1818. A beautiful
panoramic view of Multan city can.;.,be had from Damdama, the highest
point in the Fort.
- Sawi
Mpsque is supposed to be the oldest mosque which stilfexists though it
is without a roof and most of its decorations have been damaged and
are in a bad shape. Nobody knows who built it.
- lamia
Mosque was constructed on the orders of ,Muhammad Bin Qasim who
conquered MultaQin 712 AD.
- Ali
Muhammad Khan Mosque is an excellent building situated in the busiest
bazaar of the city. It was built by Nawab Ali Muhammad Khan in 1757
when he was the Governor of Multan.
- The
Eidgah is situated about a mile to the north of the fort area. It was
built in 173's AD by Nawab Abdul Samad Khan when he was the Viceroy of
Multan. the mosque provides a vast courtyard and a huge prayer chamber
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