page_title: Rohtas Fort
section_title: Langar Khani
hierarchical_section_title: Rohtas Fort / Major structures / Gates / Langar Khani
caption_attribution_description: The image is from Architectural Survey of India maps. It was first drawn in "Annual Report of Archaeological Survey of India: 1922-23: Delhi". After 1947(Pakistan) it has been in public domain and been freely used in many books including the book I took it from.
context_page_description: Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jehlum in the Pakistani province of Punjab.The fortress was built during the reign of Sher Shah Suri. The fort was also designed to suppress the local Gakhar tribes of then Potohar region.
  See List of forts in Pakistan
  Some Gakhar tribes were allies of the Mughal Empire, and refused to recognize the suzerainty of Sher Shah Suri.
  The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact.
  The fort is known for its large defensive walls, and several monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being an "exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia."
context_section_description: Langar Khan is a double gate which is 15.25 meters (50.0 feet) high, 3.5 meters (11 feet) wide with a central arched opening. The outer arch has a small window like the Sohail Gate. The outer opening leads to a Langar Khana (Mess or Canteen).
  There are two bastions on either side of the gate which have kitchen, stores and a well for water. The opening of this gate is L shaped. As soon as one enters from the outer gate one has to turn right.
caption: Langar Khani Gate Plan
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