Ali Masjid Fort

Ali Masjid Fort

Ali Masjid Point is the place where every soldier and traveler had to pass through to step foot into India coming from Afghanistan, a century two centuries back. Ali Masjid was a few centuries back just 3 meters in width Ali Masjid fort was formally built by Dost Muhammad Khan in 1837, but there was always a military post there. Local Legend says the great Caliph Ali RA, once visited the site too. There is a commemorative shrine to Caliph Ali there too. Ali Masjid is where the defeated British Army holed up after coming under repeated attack by victorious Afghans.