The word “Mir” is still used to describe the chief or ruler at Baluchistan so like “miri fort” was an address of several chiefs of KOTA (old name of Q
ame of Quetta) and took the name. Like any fort, Miri fort is also constructed at mounted place and it just appeared to be clay heap from seeing at distance. It has wide and spacious staircases, airy lobbies, underground jails, barren wells and karez in whispering tunnels. Anyone can discover signs of ditches around the fort to guard it from invaders. The city of Quetta was just walled town inside the fort at one time like any other ancient city as Lahore and Delhi were also walled cities till 18th century.