Kot Diji Fort
| Kot Diji Fort | |
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Kot Diji Fort is located on a hill above the town of Kot Diji. | |
Interactive map of Kot Diji Fort | |
| Location | Rohri Hills, Sindh |
| Nearest city | Kot Diji, Pakistan. |
| Coordinates | 27°20′42″N 68°42′23″E / 27.3450794°N 68.7062835°E |
| Built | 1795 C.E. |
Kot Diji Fort (Balochi: کوٹ دیجی قلعہ) (Sindhi: (ڪوٽ ڏيجي جو قلعو; lit. 'Fort of the Daughter'), formally known as Fort Ahmadabad, is an 18th-century Talpur-era citadel located in the town of Kot Diji in Khairpur District, Sindh Pakistan, about 25 miles east of the Indus River at the edge of the Thar Desert. Kot Diji Fort was built between 1785 and 1795 by the Talpur Dynasty during the reign of Mir Sohrab Khan.