Cholistan Desert and Derawar Fort: facts
Derawar Fort in the Cholistan Desert, Bahawalpur, has 40 bastions visible for miles. Every February it hosts the Cholistan Jeep Rally.
The Cholistan Desert covers much of southern Bahawalpur division in Punjab.
Derawar Fort facts
- Location: about 130 km south of Bahawalpur city
- Bastions: 40, visible from far across the desert
- Walls: about 30 m high in places
- Restored: in the 18th century by the Abbasi nawabs of Bahawalpur
Cholistan Jeep Rally
- When: every February
- Where: desert tracks around Derawar Fort
- What: one of Pakistan's biggest motorsport events, with a festival of music, camels and crafts
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