Red Fort, Muzaffarabad
| Red Fort | |
|---|---|
Rutta Qila | |
| Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir | |
Red Fort in 2014 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Owner | AJK Tourism and Archeology Department |
| Status | Decommissioned in 1947 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°22′56.63″N 73°27′53.18″E / 34.3823972°N 73.4647722°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1559-1646 |
Red Fort (Urdu: لال قلعہ), also known as Muzaffarabad Fort, is a 16th-century fortification located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Administered Kashmir. Its construction was started by the Chak dynasty of Kashmir in 1559 but it was only completed in 1646 by Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a local ruler and the founder of Muzaffarabad. The fort is locally referred to as the 'Rutta Qila' or just 'qila'.