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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. Situated approximately 48 km (30 mi) from Rajsamand city, 84 km (52 mi) from Udaipur, it was built during the 15th century by Rana Kumbha. [3]
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary harbours the Indian wolf, Indian leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, golden jackal, jungle cat, sambhar, nilgai, chausingha, chinkara and Indian hare. The leopard is the apex predator in the sanctuary. [2] The birds at Kumbhalgarh includes the grey junglefowl. [6]
The walls of the fort of Kumbhalgarh extend over 38 km. Kumbha is credited with having worked assiduously to build up the state again. Of 84 fortresses that form the defense of Mewar, 32 were erected by Kumbha. [4] The chief citadel of Mewar, is the fort of Kumbhalgarh, built by Kumbha. It is the highest fort in Rajasthan (MRL 1075m).
Kumbhalgarh is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. [2] [3] It comprises Kumbhalgarh and Amet tehsils, both in Rajsamand district. [2] As of 2023, its representative is Surendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [4]
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.
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Veron ka Math is the originating point of Banas River, situated in the Kumbhalgarh block of Rajsamand district in the state of Rajasthan. [1] It is 8 km west of the Kumbhalgarh on the NH 162 Ext . There is a Shiva temple and other deities in the temple complex.