Kangla
Kangla is an ancient seat of monarchical government of the Meitei rulers of Ancient Kangleipak in present-day India. It was a fortified grand royal residence as well as a religious site of the Meitei language speaking people and the Sanamahism following people of South Asia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Motilal Sanjenbam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: foremost fortified capital city of Kangleipak (Manipur)
- Also known as: “Kangla fort”, “Kangla Fort”, and “Kangla Palace”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shree Govindajee Temple and Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.
Shree Govindajee Temple
Hindu temple
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Shree Govindajee Temple is a Meitei Hindu temple, dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Krishna. It is the largest Vaishnava temple in Imphal district of Manipur, India.
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Stadium
The Khuman Lampak Main Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Imphal, in the Indian state of Manipur. It is used mostly for football and athletics, and hosts the majority matches of the Manipur State League.
Imphal War Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Herojit th, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Imphal War Cemetery is located in Imphal, the capital of the Indian state of Manipur, in Northeast India, which has an international border with upper Burma.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porompat and Lamphelpat.
Lamphelpat
Lamphelpat is the district headquarter of Imphal West district in the state of Manipur, India. It is a suburb of Imphal city, the capital of Manipur.Kangla
- Categories: fort, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Imphal, Porompat, Imphal East, Manipur, North-Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.809° or 24° 48′ 32″ northLongitude
93.9426° or 93° 56′ 33″ eastOpen location code
7MPMRW5V+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 120515792OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12060953
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Tamil—“Kangla” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “কংলা দুৰ্গ”
- Chinese: “康拉王宫”
- French: “fort de Kangla”
- French: “Fort de Kangla”
- French: “palais de Kangla”
- Hindi: “कंगला महल”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Kangla”
- Kannada: “ಕಾಂಗ್ಲಾ ಅರಮನೆ”
- Manipuri: “ꯀꯪꯂꯥ”
- Panjabi: “ਕਾਂਗਲਾ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
- Tamil: “காங்லா அரண்மனை”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Kangla”. Photo: Motilal Sanjenbam, CC BY-SA 4.0.