Derawar Fort in the Cholistan Desert, Bahawalpur, Panjab

Originally, the fort was known as **Dera Rawal**, named after **Rawal Deoraj**, a ruler of the Bhatti Rajput clan. Over time, the name evolved into Derawar. Derawar fort was built in **858** under the kingship of **Rai Jajja Bhati**, a Hindu Rajput ruler of the Bhati clan, as a tribute to emperor Rawal Deoraj Bhati of Jaisalmer Royal House who had his capital at Lodhruva. Derawar Fort has massive walls that rise approximately 30 meters (100 feet) high and are about 1.5 meters (5 feet) thick. The fort is square in shape and covers a total perimeter of around 1,500 meters. This fort also has 40 huge bastions as you can see in the picture. It was later renovated in its current form in 1732 by Nawab Sadeq Muhammad Khan, the founder of Abbasi dynasty of Bahawalpur.