Sitabuldi Fort
Sitabuldi Fort, site of the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817, is located atop a hillock in central Nagpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort was built by the British after they won this area.Photo: Gppande, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- Also known as: “Seetabuldee Fort”, “Sitabaldi Fort”, and “Sitabardi Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zero Mile Stone and Nagpur Junction railway station.
Zero Mile Stone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zero Mile Stone is a monument built by the British during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1907 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone consists of a pillar made up of sandstone and another small stone representing the GTS Standard Bench Mark, and four stucco horses that were added later. Zero Mile Stone is situated 380 metres northwest of Sitabuldi Fort.
Nagpur Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Shivashree, CC BY 3.0.
Nagpur Junction is a railway station in Nagpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai trunk line of the Indian Railways. Nagpur Junction railway station is situated 620 metres northeast of Sitabuldi Fort.
Nagpur Central Museum
Museum
Photo: SafarNama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nagpur Central Museum, popularly known as Ajab Bangala, is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1863, Nagpur Central Museum is one of the oldest museums in India and Maharashtra. Nagpur Central Museum is situated 680 metres northwest of Sitabuldi Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagpur and Wadi.
Nagpur
Photo: Ganesh Dhamodkar, CC BY 3.0.
Nagpur is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra famous for its Nagpur oranges. It is also the "second capital" of Maharashtra, which means that some administrative functions are carried out here, and one of three sessions of the Legislative Assembly in a year occur here.
Wadi
Neighborhood
Wadi is a city and a municipal council in the Nagpur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It connected with National Highway NH-53, National Highway NH-353I, National Highway NH-353J. Wadi is situated 8 km west of Sitabuldi Fort.
Sitabuldi Fort
- Categories: fort, Nagpur Municipal Corporation heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nagpur Urban, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.14841° or 21° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
79.08405° or 79° 5′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7JHX43XM+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 123890250OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q7531596
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In Other Languages
“Sitabuldi Fort” goes by many names.
- Marathi: “औंढा”
- Marathi: “सिताबर्डी (नागपूर)”
- Marathi: “सिताबर्डीचा किल्ला”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sitabuldi Fort and Tekdi Ganesh Mandir.
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