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Kumbhalgarh (lit. " Kumbhal fort "), also known as the Great Wall of India , [ 2 ] is a fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills in Kumbhalgarh in the Rajsamand district of the Rajasthan state in India .
The massive gate of Kumbhalgarh fort, called the Ram Pol (Ram Gate) Kumbhalgarh Fort, also known as the Great Wall of India, is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills. [13] The fort is among the largest fort complexes in the world. The early history of the fort could not be ascertained on account of lack of evidence.
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary takes name after the impressive historic fort of Kumbhalgarh. The wildlife sanctuary consists of a 224.890 km 2 (87 sq mi) core area and a 385.638 km 2 (149 sq mi) buffer area. [2] It covers four hill and mountain ranges of the Aravalli: Kumbhalgarh range; Sadri range; Desuri range and Bokhada range. [2]
The fort, which is roughly in the shape of a fish, has a circumference of 13 km (8.1 mi) with a maximum length of 5 km (3.1 mi) and it covers an area of 700 acres. [44] The fort is approached through a difficult zig-zag ascent of more than 1 km (0.6 mi) from the plains, after crossing over a limestone bridge. The bridge spans the Gambhiri River ...
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (Balochi, Urdu: نواب اکبر شہباز خان بُگٹی; 12 July 1926 – 26 August 2006) was a Pakistani politician and the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan. [1]
Fatehpur Sikri sits on a rocky ridge, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in length and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide, and the palace city is surrounded by a 6 km (3.7 mi) wall on three sides with the fourth bordered by a lake. The city is generally organised around this 40 m high ridge, and falls roughly into the shape of a rhombus.
[11] The Guhila dynasty ruled from Chittor Fort , which fell to the Delhi Sultanate in the Siege of Chittorgarh (1303) , marking the end of the dynasty. By the 13th century, having consolidated their rule over the Medapata ( Mewar ) region [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Their post-13th century records and the subsequent bardic legends name the dynasty's founder ...
Notes Sialkot Fort: Sialkot District: Punjab: 2nd Century Raja Sálbán: Aror: Sukkur District: Sindh: Throchi Fort: Kotli District: Azad Kashmir: 1460 Shagai Fort: Khyber District: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1927 Harkishan Garh Fort: Haripur District: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1822–23 HARI SINGH NALWA Baghsar Fort [1] Samahni Valley, Bhimber: Azad ...