Kalinjar Fort

Kalinjar Fort is one of the largest fortified cities in . 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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Indian fort
  • Also known as: “Kālinjar” and “Kālinjar Fort”
  • Address: Nilkanth Temple Kalinjar Fort Hill Road, Kalinjar, 210001

Kalinjar Fort

Latitude
24.99982° or 24° 59′ 59″ north
Longitude
80.48501° or 80° 29′ 6″ east
Elevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)
Open location code
7MP2XFXP+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 364730591
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1268393
Wiki­data ID
Q3630997
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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”
  • 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”
  • “कालिंजर किला”

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