Malot Fort

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Field	Value
name	Malot Fort
image	Malot temple, Jhelum, Punjab.jpg
caption	A view of Malot Fort
location	Chakwal District, Pakistan
coordinates
completion_date	10th Century
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|name = Malot Fort |image = Malot temple, Jhelum, Punjab.jpg |caption = A view of Malot Fort |location = Chakwal District, Pakistan |coordinates = |completion_date = 10th Century Malot Fort () is a temple-fortress located in Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of the Salt Range in Kalar Kahar.

History

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Malot Fort was built in the 10th century AD and has the synthesis of Kashmiri and Greek architecture. Constructed following the decline and eventual disappearance of Greek Taxila, Malot Fort was developed by the stonemasons of the Pothohar Plateau who preserved the Greek architectural techniques across multiple generations. Rudyard Kipling described it in his novel, Kim as "...by workmen whose hands were feeling, and not unskilfully, for the mysteriously transmitted Grecian touch."

Over the course of a millennium, the hill on which Malot resides has experienced geological alterations, resulting in the formation of narrow fissures.

Architecture

Malot Fort built of local red sand stones of Salt Range mountains, is located on the road leading to Malot village near Choi village.

References

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