Khapra Kodiya Caves
The Khapra Kodiya Caves are part of the Junagadh Buddhist Cave Group. They are the oldest of the caves in the group. The caves, on the basis of scribbles and short cursive letters on the wall, are dated to 3rd-4th century BCE during the Emperor Ashoka's rule and are the plainest of all the caves in the groups.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uparkot Caves and Uparkot Fort.
Uparkot Caves
Ruins
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Uparkot caves, also Uperkot caves, are ancient man-made caverns. The caves are a part of the Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups situated in the eastern part of Junagadh of the Indian state of Gujarat. Uparkot Caves is situated 470 metres south of Khapra Kodiya Caves.
Uparkot Fort
Fort
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Uparkot is a fort located in east side of Junagadh, Gujarat, India. Uparkot Fort is situated 670 metres south of Khapra Kodiya Caves.
Mahabat Maqbara complex
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Mahabat Maqbara and Bahauddin Maqbra are mausoleums in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. They were completed in 1892 and 1896 respectively and are dedicated to Mahabat Khan II, the Nawab of Junagadh State, and his minister Bahauddin Hussain Bhar respectively. Mahabat Maqbara complex is situated 1 km west of Khapra Kodiya Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Junagadh and Girnar.
Junagadh
Photo: Charmi Parekh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Junagadh is a historical city in Gujarat, in the west of India, on the Arabian Sea. The region of Junagadh became a district of Gujarat state in 1960. Junagadh used to be the state capital and is now a district administrative center.
Girnar
Locality
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Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. It is one of the holiest pilgrimages of Jains, a Mahatirth, where the 22nd Tirthaṅkar, Lord Neminath attained omniscience, and later nirvana at its highest peak, along with other five hundred and thirty three enlightened sages. Girnar is situated 6 km east of Khapra Kodiya Caves.
Khapra Kodiya Caves
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Part of the Junagadh Buddhist Cave Group
- Categories: cave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Junagadh, Jūnāgadh District, Gujarat, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.52989° or 21° 31′ 48″ northLongitude
70.46819° or 70° 28′ 6″ eastOpen location code
7JHGGFH9+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1240809954OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q60746853
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In Other Languages
From Gujarati to Tamil—“Khapra Kodiya Caves” goes by many names.
- Gujarati: “ખાપરા કોડિયા ગુફાઓ”
- Sinhala: “ඛාපරා කෝඩියා ලෙන්”
- Sinhala: “ඛාප්රා කෝඩියා ලෙන්”
- Tamil: “கப்ரா கோடியா குகைகள்”
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