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Ramkot Fort







Ramkot Fort is built on the site of an old Hindu Shiva temple.  This mountain peak is surrounded on three sides by the river Jhelum (ancient "Vistata").  Remains of the 5th and 9th centuries AD have been discovered near a temple during excavations.  In the sixteenth century AD, the Muslim rulers of Kashmir built several forts to protect their borders.  Sitting at the confluence of Ramkot, Jhelum and Poonch rivers is one of them.  The Sikh Maharaja of Kashmir further strengthened Ramkot.  <Ramkot Fort is located on the opposite side of ○Mirpur town and one has to cross Mangla Lake by boat to reach there•.  A 10-minute road trip from Mirpur leads to Sikhyan and the nearby Army Water Sports Club, from where boats are available to reach Ramkot Fort.  It takes 45 minutes to get there.

  To get to the fort, you have to take a boat from Mangla Dam Water Sports Club, which after about 10 minutes ride, reaches the northern boundary of the reservoir.  Here, you will find the structure of a huge castle on top of a hill




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