Type: Monument - Fort
Province: Punjab
District: Bahawalpur
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Nawan Fort, still retains some of its original features, built of mud brick with four corner towers, it measures 48m externally between the bastions, the walls are 3m thick and the parapet wall which is pierced with loopholes, is one foot thick. The doorway on the north is 3m wide and is flanked by guard rooms built of burnt bricks, there appears to be another wall around the fort at a distance of 69m, which is only barely visible on ground.
Latitude: 28.343888889
Longitude: 71.372222222
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Forts in Cholistan
Published In: Ancient Cholistan, Archaeology and Architecture
Year of Publication: 1997
Bibliography/Reference: Mughal, Mohammad Rafique
