Daulatabad Fort

Daulatabad Fort, originally Devagiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near , , India. It was the capital of the Yadavas, for a brief time the capital of the Delhi Sultanate, and later a secondary capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: 12th-century fortified citadel in Maharashtra, India
  • Also known as: “Daulatabad Fort Monument therein (i.e. Chand Minar)”, “Deogiri Fort”, “Devagiri”, “Devagiri Daulatabad Fort”, “Devgiri Fort”, “Dowlat-a-bad”, “Dowlutabad”, and “Dowlutabad near Elora”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chand Minar.

Tower
The or the Tower of the Moon is a medieval tower in Daulatabad, India. is situated 540 metres northeast of Daulatabad Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daulatabad and Khuldabad.

, also known as Devagiri, is a town in the…

Photo: Lala Deen Dayal, Public domain.
is a town 27 km north-west of .

Daulatabad Fort

Latitude
19.94258° or 19° 56′ 33″ north
Longitude
75.21271° or 75° 12′ 46″ east
Elevation
735 metres (2,411 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Daulatabad Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن دولت آباد”
  • Bengali: “Daulatabad Fort”
  • Chinese: “道拉塔巴德”
  • Czech: “Daulatábádská pevnost”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة دولت اباد”
  • French: “Daulatabad”
  • German: “Deogiri”
  • Hindi: “दौलताबाद दुर्ग”
  • Malayalam: “ഡൗലത്താബാദ് ഫോർട്ട്‌”
  • Marathi: “दौलताबाद किल्ला”
  • Russian: “Даулатабад”
  • Tamil: “தௌலதாபாத் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “దౌలతాబాద్ కోట”
  • Thai: “ป้อมเทาลตาบาด”
  • Turkish: “Devletabad Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Даулатабад”
  • Urdu: “دولت آباد قلعہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Abdimandi and Maliwada.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Durga canon and Kala Pahad.

Maharashtra: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Mumbai and Pune.

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