Long walls
Over the hills.
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Ranikot Fort, the «Great Wall of Sindh», is a huge fortress whose stone walls run for long distances over the bare hills of the Kirthar range. Crenellated walls and round bastions climb the ridges and drop into the valleys, enclosing valleys, streams and smaller forts. Who built it and why is not known for certain. It was once thought to date from the Sasanians or the Bactrian Greeks, but inscriptions found in 2018 point to the 4th or 5th century AD. Its ramparts have been compared to the Great Wall of China. It was nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status in 1993 and remains on the tentative list. It lies inside Kirthar National Park, Pakistan's second largest national park. You enter through the eastern Sann Gate, drive inside the fort, then climb the walls to see them run over the hills and visit the inner fort on the summit. It is about 64 km in a straight line northwest of Jamshoro, reached by a rough 21 km road from the town of Sann. Go in winter, and bring plenty of water and a suitable vehicle.
Over the hills.
At the gates.
On the summit.
Near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh
By car from the Indus Highway via Sann.
In winter; summer is very hot.