Junagarh Fort

Junagarh Fort is a fort in the city of , , . The fort was originally called Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or "Old Fort" in the early 20th century when the ruling family moved to outside the fort limits.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
  • Also known as: “Chintamani”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bikaner Junction railway station and Lalgarh Palace.

Railway station
Photo: Kishlay RF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bikaner railway station is located in in the Indian state of . It serves . Bikaner is headquarters of Bikaner railway division. is situated 1 km south of Junagarh Fort.

Castle
Photo: Noledam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a palace and heritage hotel in , in the Indian state of , built for Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, between 1902 and 1926. is a part of but it has been given on lease and recently is being used as a heritage hotel and marriage garden. is situated 2½ km northeast of Junagarh Fort.

Castle
Photo: DevUbc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lalgarh Palace is a palace and heritage hotel in , in the Indian state of , built for Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, between 1902 and 1926. is situated 2½ km northeast of Junagarh Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bikaner.

Photo: Pablo Nicolás Taibi Cicaré, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in the Indian state of . It is situated approximately 330 kilometres northwest of the state capital, , in the region of western Rajasthan.

Junagarh Fort

Latitude
28.02222° or 28° 1′ 20″ north
Longitude
73.318° or 73° 19′ 5″ east
Open location code
7JWM28C9+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126998139
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6311597
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Telugu—“Junagarh Fort” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “জুনাগড় ফৰ্ট”
  • Bengali: “জুনাগড় কেল্লা”
  • Bengali: “জুনাগড় দুর্গ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جوناجاد”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר ג’ונגאר”
  • Hindi: “जूनागढ़ दुर्ग”
  • Hindi: “जूनागढ़ फोर्टजूनागढ़ किला”
  • Italian: “Forte Junagarh”
  • Italian: “Junagarh Fort”
  • Malayalam: “ജുനാഗഡ് കോട്ട”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੁਨਾਗੜ੍ਹ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੂਨਾਗੜ੍ਹ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Tamil: “ஜுனாகாத் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “జునాగఢ్ కోట”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Head Post office and Saraswati Mata Mandir.

Nearby Places

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