Red Fort — also called Rutta Qila or Chak Fort — stands on the bank of the Neelum River in Muzaffarabad, close to where the Neelum meets the Jhelum. It was built by the Chak rulers of Kashmir in the 16th century to guard the approaches to the valley, and later served the region’s Dogra rulers; its red sandstone walls gave the fort its everyday name. Badly damaged in the 2005 earthquake, the fort has since been restored by the AJK government and is Muzaffarabad’s signature landmark — a short walk from the city bazaars, with the river confluence spread out below its ramparts.
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