Balapur Fort
Balapur Fort is a Mughal fortress in the town of Balapur in the Akola district of India. Construction on the fort was started by Mirza Azam Shah, the son of Emperor Aurangzeb and it was completed by Ismaeel Khan, the Nawab of Elichpur in 1757.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bālāpur.
Bālāpur
Town
Balapur is a city and a municipal council in Akola district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Balapur Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Akola district, Maharashtra
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Balapur, Akola district, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.67049° or 20° 40′ 14″ northLongitude
76.77373° or 76° 46′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7JGRMQCF+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1152385083OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q4850070
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Marathi to Telugu—“Balapur Fort” goes by many names.
- Marathi: “औंढा”
- Marathi: “बाळापुर किल्ला”
- Marathi: “बाळापूर किल्ला”
- Tamil: “பாலாபூர் கோட்டை”
- Telugu: “బాలపూర్ కోట”
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Highlights include Rural Hospital, Balapur and Paras Thermal Power Station.
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