Chand Minar
Chand Minar is a historical site in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Chand Minar is situated nearby to Daulatabad Fort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chand Minar and Daulatabad Fort.
Chand Minar
Tower
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The Chand Minar or the Tower of the Moon is a medieval tower in Daulatabad, India. The tower is located in the state of Maharashtra near the Daulatabad fort complex.
Daulatabad Fort
Fort
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Daulatabad Fort, originally Devagiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 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. Daulatabad Fort is situated 540 metres southwest of Chand Minar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daulatabad and Khuldabad.
Daulatabad
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daulatabad, also known as Devagiri, is a town in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, close to Aurangabad.
Khuldabad
Photo: Lala Deen Dayal, Public domain.
Khuldabad is a town 27 km north-west of Aurangabad. It's called the City of Mosques due to the large number of mosques. Here you can find the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Chand Minar
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
19.94443° or 19° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
75.21744° or 75° 13′ 3″ eastElevation
616 metres (2,021 feet)Open location code
7JFQW6V8+QXGeoNames ID
10376385
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