Mir Garh Qila

Mir Garh is a fort in the Cholistan desert, one of a line of strongholds along the old Hakra River. Built under the Abbasi rulers of Bahawalpur by Noor Muhammad Khan, it guarded a route across the sandy country. Inside its walls stood a deep masonry well with sweet water, a valuable resource in the desert. Nearby forts, including Marot and Jamgarh, formed part of the same network of fortified places linking the Punjab plain with the lands of the Thar.