Neglected Tourism 2: Mahoregarh Fort :

Mahoregarh Fort 

Mahoregarh Fort

65 kms from Jammu & 25kms from Samba Mahoregarh Fort in Samba Distt is also a victim of the apathy of the Government & Tourism Deptt. One can go to this place from village Sarain situated at the left side of Village Nud 10 kms from Samba. There is no route to this place earlier  as this place is on a hillock & only route that goes is with the banks of a seasonal Nullah. Now a road under PMGSY is also under construction.

There is nothing clear about the history of Mahoregarh fort.Some says Sikander Suri visited this place in 1550 & this is built by him but some claims its origin to more ancient era. But one thing is clear that it remains for sometimes as Afghans outpost & later came under indigenous rulers. 

From the looks of the Gateway it seems that it was quite a big fort & might be a strategic outpost.

Gateway of the Fort

How this area is of strategic importance is also clears from the fact that there are two more fortresses in the same Viscinity & they r at not much distance. The ruins shows the signs of Afghans Architecture. There is one incident in the life history of Gulab Singh Maharaja Jammu & kashmir in which he captured a fort of Samartah(U can check on Wikipedia)  near beautiful Mansar Lake which may be one of these forts.

Signs of Afghan Architecture 

On the name of development 

From the looks it appears that 

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