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{{Short description|Fort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
{{Short description|Fort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
[[File:Alexander Fort (British era).jpg|thumb|Alexandra Fort as seen from a distance]]
[[File:Alexander Fort (British era).jpg|thumb|Alexandra Fort as seen from a distance]]
'''Alexandra Fort''', also known as '''Alexandra Post''' or simply '''Razmak Fort''', is a fort in [[Razmak]], [[North Waziristan Agency]] of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Razmak, the Jewel of North Waziristan |last=Mohmand |first=Sher Mohammad Khan |year=1991 |pages=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kGE9AAAAMAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Great Wall of India |last=Beith |first=John Hay |year=1933 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Great_Wall_of_India/Iox_EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=alexandra+post+AND+ramzak&pg=PT37&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> It is named after [[3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles]].
'''Alexandra Fort''', also known as '''Alexandra Post''' or simply '''Razmak Fort''', is a fort in [[Razmak]], [[North Waziristan Agency]] of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Razmak, the Jewel of North Waziristan |last=Mohmand |first=Sher Mohammad Khan |year=1991 |pages=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kGE9AAAAMAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Great Wall of India |last=Beith |first=John Hay |year=1933 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Great_Wall_of_India/Iox_EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=alexandra+post+AND+ramzak&pg=PT37&printsec=frontcover}}</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan/2009/10/091008_waziristan_shelling</ref> It is named after [[3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles]].


It was built during [[British India]] era.<ref>https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/detail/NTEw.html</ref> The British forces established the fort to control warrior tribes on both sides of the Shora Alqad.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fata’s primary attraction: The ‘Little London’ of Waziristan - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/426633/fatas-primary-attraction-the-little-london-of-waziristan/|accessdate=5 September 2016|publisher=tribune|date=27 August 2012}}</ref>
It was built during [[British India]] era.<ref>https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/detail/NTEw.html</ref> The British forces established the fort to control warrior tribes on both sides of the Shora Alqad.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fata’s primary attraction: The ‘Little London’ of Waziristan - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/426633/fatas-primary-attraction-the-little-london-of-waziristan/|accessdate=5 September 2016|publisher=tribune|date=27 August 2012}}</ref>

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Alexandra Fort as seen from a distance

Alexandra Fort, also known as Alexandra Post or simply Razmak Fort, is a fort in Razmak, North Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan.[1][2][3] It is named after 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles.

It was built during British India era.[4] The British forces established the fort to control warrior tribes on both sides of the Shora Alqad.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mohmand, Sher Mohammad Khan (1991). Razmak, the Jewel of North Waziristan. p. 6.
  2. ^ Beith, John Hay (1933). The Great Wall of India.
  3. ^ https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan/2009/10/091008_waziristan_shelling
  4. ^ https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/detail/NTEw.html
  5. ^ "Fata's primary attraction: The 'Little London' of Waziristan - The Express Tribune". tribune. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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