Tulaja Fort
تلاجہ قلعہ
General information
LocationSoan Valley, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates32°27′59″N 72°13′47″E / 32.466345°N 72.229685°E / 32.466345; 72.229685
CompletedAnno Domini
OwnerTourism Development Corporation of Punjab

Tulaja Fort (Urdu: تلاجہ قلعہ) is a ruined fort in Soan Valley, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3]

History

According to local sources, Tulaja Fort was founded five thousand years ago and was then named Til An Ja.[4] The entrance to the fort was located in a cave.[4] Only through the tunnel could the fort be accessed, as it was surrounded by large stones.[4] The area used to receive water from the neighbouring creek.[4]

In October 2021, a team of researchers found that the site is two thousand years old.[5]

It is under the administration of the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab, a department of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Omar Mukhtar (May 29, 2018). "Clueless in the abandoned centuries-old city of Tulaja in Soon Valley". Dawn.
  2. ↑ "وادی سون کا پر اسرارقلعہ تلاجہ، ماہرین نے تحقیق شروع کر دی - ایکسپریس اردو". Daily Express.
  3. ↑ "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:- وادی سون میں پُر اسرار قلعہ تلاجہ پرتحقیق شروع". Daily Dunya.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tulaja Fort: Relics of ancient site going to waste". The Express Tribune. April 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "وادی سون میں ہزاروں سال قدیم قلعہ تلاجہہ کے آثار برآمد". Hum News. October 3, 2021.
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