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• Mountain range: Hindu Kush
• Highest peak: Tirich Mir
• Height: Approximately 7,708 metres
• Location: Northwestern Pakistan and Afghanistan

Last verified on 11-10-2026

Explanation

• Derawar Fort is located in Cholistan Desert, Ahmadpur East Tehsil, Bahawalpur.
• The height of walls of Derawar Fort is 40 meters.
• The walls have a perimeter of 1500 metres and stand up to 30 metres high.

Last verified on 10-10-2026

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• Rohtas Fort near Jhelum was built by Sher Shah Suri.
• He was the founder of the Suri Empire in India.
• It is a 16th-century fortress.
• It is located near the city of Dina in Jhelum.
• The construction started in 1541.
• It has 14 gates.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• Ranikot Fort is a Talpur fort near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh.
  
• It is also known as The Great Wall of Sindh.
• The length of Ranikot Fort is 32 km.
• It is believed to be the world's largest fort.
• Ranikot fort's ramparts have been compared to the Great Wall of China.
• It constructed during the administration of Nawab Wali Muhammed Leghari, the Prime Minister of Sindh during the Talpur dynasty.

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

• Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to summit Mount Everest on 19 May 2013.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
• It is located in the Himalayas, on the Nepal–China border.
• Its officially recognized height is 8,848.86 metres (29,031.7 feet).

Additional information:

• Youngest Pakistani to summit Everest: Shehroze Kashif (in 2021).
• First Pakistani man to summit Everest: Nazir Sabir (2000).
• The first confirmed climbers to reach its summit were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953.

Last verified on 10-10-2026