Type: Monument - Fort
Province: Islamabad
District: Islamabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th - 11th Century CE
Description: Rawat, a corruption of an Arabic word Rebat meaning Sarai seems originally to be an ancient Sarai situated about 18 km from Rawalpindi towards Jhelum close to the G.T. Road. The present small fortress-Sarai appears to have been built during the Sultanate period in early 15th Century CE. The fort in its present condition contains two gateways on north and east, a three domes mosque in the middle of the western wing, an octagonal single dome mausoleum on the north-western corner, partly obstructing the frontage of the mosque and numerous scattered graves inside. There are regular rows of identical living cells along the four sides of the quadrangular inner face of the defense walls overlooking the inner courtyard.
Latitude: 33.498100000
Longitude: 73.194200000
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
