Palakkad Fort

Palakkad Fort is an old fort situated in the heart of city of state, southern .
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Photo: Me haridas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: fort in Palakkad
  • Also known as: “Hanuman Swamies Kotta”, “Tippu’s Fort”, “Tipu Sultan fort”, “Tipu’s Fort”, and “Yakarra Desam Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School and Palakkad Town railway station.

School
is an aided school in city, , . The school was established as an English School in May 1858, incorporated in 1859 by Rev. J. Strobel, a Missionary of Basel Evangelical Mission. is situated 750 metres northwest of Palakkad Fort.

Railway station
Photo: Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station that serves city of , and falls under the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways. is situated 1½ km north of Palakkad Fort.

Bus station
Stadium Bus Stand is located on the heart of the City, near the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in , . Stadium Bus Stand is the largest Private Bus Stand in the city of . is situated 1¼ km northeast of Palakkad Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palakkad and Nurani.

Photo: Shafeeq basheer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in in . is known for its historical background and the remnants of Tippu Sulthan's Fort are still maintained.

Suburb
is a major commercial and residential area in city , India. It is located along Palakkad Ponnani road which connects further to NH 66.Nurani is ward 39 of Palakkad Municipality.

Suburb
is an area in city, , . It is located about 3 km from centre of city.Vadakkanthara is wards 43 and 50 of Municipality.

Palakkad Fort

Latitude
10.76362° or 10° 45′ 49″ north
Longitude
76.6568° or 76° 39′ 25″ east
Open location code
7J2RQM74+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194737252
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3522109
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Telugu—“Palakkad Fort” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة بالاكاد”
  • Hebrew: “פורט פאלאקאד”
  • Hindi: “पालक्कड़ दुर्ग”
  • Hindi: “पालक्काड़ किला”
  • Hindi: “पालघाट किला”
  • Malayalam: “Palakkad Fort”
  • Malayalam: “പാലക്കാട് കോട്ട”
  • Marathi: “पालक्काड किल्ला”
  • Marathi: “पालघाटचा किल्ला”
  • Tamil: “பாலக்காட்டுக் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “పాలక్కాడ్ కోట”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Special Sub Jail Palakkad and Palakkad Fort.

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