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Kalo Dungar or Black Hill is the highest point in Kutch, Gujarat, India, at 462 m (1,516 ft). It is located 97 km (60 mi) from District headquarters of Bhuj and 25 km (16 mi) from nearest town Khavda. [1] [2] [3] It is near the border with Pakistan and there is an army post at the top where only military personnel are allowed. [1] [2] [3]
In additional to local adventure and history junkies, Pune also attracts many international tourist because of Osho International Meditation Resort that is located in heart of Pune at Koregaon Park. [2] [3] Pune is the cultural capital of the Indian state Maharastra. The city is known as the "Oxford of the east".
Vijaya Vilas Palace has its own private beach. It offers overnight accommodation in a separate resort on the grounds. The royal family of Kutch State used to reside permanently in the palace after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake in which one of the wings of another palace at Bhuj - the Ranjit Vilas - was heavily damaged. Now, the Royals use the ...
Protected areas of Kutch district (6 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Kutch district" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Prag Mahal is named after Rao Pragmalji II, who commissioned it and construction began in 1865. [1] [2] It was designed by Colonel Henry St Clair Wilkins in what the local tourist office describes as the Italian Gothic style, [3] although it would be better described as a Romanesque architecture twist on the Indo-Saracenic Revival style, and many Italian artisans were involved in its ...
Dhinodhar Hill, is a volcanic plug rising above the local sandstone, [2] and composed of relatively fresh, very fine-grained, black to dark grey, largely aphyric (largely without phenocrysts), aphanitic rock, rising to an elevation of 386 meters, [2] it shows several near- vertical, dike-like tabular intrusions with well-developed columnar jointing, and a roughly circular ring breached to the ...
Construction of the Road to Heaven began in 2019, aiming to enhance connectivity within the region and support tourism, especially to the Dholavira site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as of 2021. [3] In the run-up to the G-20 Summit, the Government of India cleared the 31.9 km-long Khavda-Khadir road, through the Rann of Kutch.
Roha Fort is situated about 50 kilometers from Bhuj. It covers almost an area of 16 acres and it is connected by main road. Its height is 500 feet from the ground level and 800 feet from the sea level. [2] [3] [4] Roha was the leading jagir of Kutch which is also known as ‘Roha Sumari Fort’. About 52 villages are under this fort.