Kalinjar Fort
Kalinjar Fort is one of the largest fortified cities in India. It was one of eight famous forts built by the Chandela emperors and served as the military capital of the Chandela Empire.
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- …lies at an elevation of around 410 metres (1,350 feet)
- …is also known as “Kālinjar”
- Description: Indian fort
- Address: Nilkanth Temple Kalinjar Fort Hill Road, Kalinjar, 210001
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Latitude
24.99982° or 24° 59′ 59″ north
Longitude
80.48501° or 80° 29′ 6″ east
Open location code
7MP2XFXP+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Awadhi to Western Panjabi—“Kalinjar Fort” goes by many names.
- Awadhi: “कालिंजर दुर्ग”
- Bengali: “কালিঞ্জর দুর্গ”
- Bhojpuri: “कालंजर दुर्ग”
- Bhojpuri: “कालिंजर किला”
- Bhojpuri: “कालिंजर के किला”
- Catalan: “Fort de Kalinjar”
- Catalan: “Kalindjar”
- Catalan: “Kalinjar”
- Finnish: “Kalinjarin linnake”
- French: “Fort Kalinjar”
- German: “Kalinjar-Fort”
- German: “Kalinjar”
- Gujarati: “કાલિંજર કિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “कालिंजर दुर्ग”
- Hungarian: “Kalindzsár”
- Japanese: “カーリンジャル城”
- Kannada: “ಕಾಲಿಂಜರ್”
- Kashmiri: “کالنجر قلعہ”
- Malayalam: “കലിഞ്ചർ കോട്ട”
- Marathi: “कालिंजर किल्ला”
- Oriya: “କାଲିଞ୍ଜର ଦୁର୍ଗ”
- Persian: “کالنجر”
- Tamil: “கலிஞ்சர் கோட்டை”
- Thai: “ป้อมกาลิญชร”
- Turkish: “Kalincar Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Kalincar”
- Turkish: “Kalinjar”
- Urdu: “کالنجر قلعہ”
- Western Panjabi: “کالنجر قلعہ”
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