Tulaja Fort (Urdu: تلاجہ قلعہ) is a ruined fort in Soan Valley, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3]
Tulaja Fort تلاجہ قلعہ | |
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General information | |
Location | Soan Valley, Punjab, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 32°27′59″N 72°13′47″E / 32.466345°N 72.229685°E |
Completed | Anno Domini |
Owner | Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab |
History
editAccording 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
edit- ^ Khan, Omar Mukhtar (May 29, 2018). "Clueless in the abandoned centuries-old city of Tulaja in Soon Valley". Dawn.
- ^ "وادی سون کا پر اسرارقلعہ تلاجہ، ماہرین نے تحقیق شروع کر دی - ایکسپریس اردو". Daily Express.
- ^ "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:- وادی سون میں پُر اسرار قلعہ تلاجہ پرتحقیق شروع". Daily Dunya.
- ^ a b c d e "Tulaja Fort: Relics of ancient site going to waste". The Express Tribune. April 29, 2020.
- ^ "وادی سون میں ہزاروں سال قدیم قلعہ تلاجہہ کے آثار برآمد". Hum News. October 3, 2021.