Uparkot Fort
Uparkot is a fort located in east side of Junagadh, Gujarat, India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jumma Masjid and Uparkot Caves.
Jumma Masjid
Ruins
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The Jumma Masjid or Jama Masjid is a former Friday mosque, now in partial ruins, in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh, in the state of Gujarat, India. The mosque was built in 15th century by converting a temple or a palace identified as Ranakdevi Mahal by local people and the Archaeological Survey of India.
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 200 metres northwest of Uparkot Fort.
Khapra Kodiya Caves
Archaeological site
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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. Khapra Kodiya Caves is situated 670 metres north of Uparkot Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Junagadh and Girnar.
Junagadh
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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 Uparkot Fort.
Uparkot Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Junagadh, Gujarat, India
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Junagadh, Jūnāgadh District, Gujarat, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.52422° or 21° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
70.47034° or 70° 28′ 13″ eastOpen location code
7JHGGFFC+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 187746889OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q39046354
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Uparkot Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اباركوت”
- German: “Uparkot-Fort”
- Gujarati: “ઉપરકોટ કિલ્લો”
- Malayalam: “ഊപ്പർകോട്ട് കോട്ട”
- Tamil: “உபர்கோட் கோட்டை”
- Urdu: “اپرکوٹ قلعہ”
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