Bala Hissar Fort

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Bala Hissar Fort is a historic citadel in Peshawar, Pakistan, long used as a strategic military stronghold and symbol of the region’s political power.

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Bala Hissar Fort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
historic citadel ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith Khyber Pass ⓘ
city Peshawar ⓘ
controlledBy British Raj ⓘ
Durrani Empire ⓘ
Government of Pakistan ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ
coordinates 34.010°N 71.573°E ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
currentUse headquarters of Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
elevation approximately 90 meters above city level ⓘ
feature bastions ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
gates ⓘ
inner citadel ⓘ
outer wall ⓘ
garrisonedBy Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
governingBody Government of Pakistan ⓘ
heritageStatus protected heritage site in Pakistan ⓘ
historicalEra British colonial period ⓘ
Durrani Empire period ⓘ
linked to: Durrani Empire

Mughal period ⓘ
Sikh Empire period ⓘ
locatedIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Peshawar ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nameMeaning “High Fort” in Persian ⓘ
near Grand Trunk Road in Peshawar ⓘ
overlooks old city of Peshawar ⓘ
linked to: Peshawar
rebuiltBy Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ⓘ
linked to: Shah Jahan
region Peshawar Valley ⓘ
regionHistoryRole served as seat of government for regional rulers at various times ⓘ
significance important landmark of Peshawar ⓘ
symbol of authority for successive regimes in the region ⓘ
strategicImportance controls access to Khyber Pass region ⓘ
overlooks Peshawar city ⓘ
tourism popular destination for domestic tourists ⓘ
usedAs garrison ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
residence of rulers ⓘ
symbol of political power ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peshawar → hasHistoricSite → Bala Hissar Fort ⓘ
Peshawar walled city → hasNearbyLandmark → Bala Hissar Fort ⓘ