Jaisalmer - Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer Fort Jaisalmer Quilla or Sonar Quila Part of Jaisalmer State Rajputana Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan Jaisalmer forteresse.jpg Jaisalmer Fort panorama Jaisalmer Fort is located in Rajasthan Jaisalmer FortJaisalmer Fort Coordinates 26.9127°N 70.9126°ECoordinates: 26.9127°N 70.9126°E Type Desert Fortification Site information Controlled by Jaisalmer State Open to the public Yes Condition Protected Monument Site history Built 1155 AD Built by Rawal Jaisal, Garrison information Occupants About a quarter of Jaisalmer's population UNESCO World Heritage Site Type Cultural Criteria ii, iii Designated 2013 (36th session) Part of Hill Forts of Rajasthan Reference no. 247 State Party India Region South Asia Jaisalmer Fort is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is believed to be one of the very few (perhaps the only) “living forts” in the world, as nearly one fourth of the old city's population still resides within the fort.[1] For the better part of its 800-year history, the fort was the city of Jaisalmer. The first settlements outside the fort walls, to accommodate the growing population of Jaisalmer, are said to have come up in the 17th century.