Shahi Qila
Shahi Qila, also known as Karar Fort or Jaunpur Fort, is a fort built during the 14th century in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The fort is located close to the Shahi Bridge on the Gomti river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thomas Daniell, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: fort in Jaunpur, India
- Also known as: “Fort of Firuz Shah Tughluq, Jaunpur”, “Ionpoor Fort”, “Jaunapura Fort”, “Jaunpur Fort”, “Juanpore Fort”, and “Shahi Qila, Jaunpur”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jama Mosque, Jaunpur and Jaunpur Junction railway station.
Jama Mosque, Jaunpur
Mosque
Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur, CC BY 2.0.
Jama Masjid, also known as Jama Mosque, Jami Masjid or Badi Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, is a 15th-century mosque built by Hussain Shah Sharqi of the Jaunpur Sultanate in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jama Mosque, Jaunpur is situated 1 km north of Shahi Qila.
Jaunpur Junction railway station
Railway station
Jaunpur Junction, also known as Bhandariya railway station is a railway station in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The station is part of the Northern Railway Lucknow Division and the Varanasi–Lucknow line via Jaunpur-Ayodhya. Jaunpur Junction railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Shahi Qila.
Jaunpur City railway station
Railway station
Jaunpur City railway station is one of the railway stations in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the southwest side of the city about 5 km from Jaunpur Junction railway station. Jaunpur City railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Shahi Qila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaunpur.
Jaunpur
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaunpur is a city in the Purvanchal part of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. A historical town with Medieval era fort, bridges and mosques. The city was founded by Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in memory of his cousin, Jaun.
Shahi Qila
- Categories: military base, fort, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Jaunpur, Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.74953° or 25° 44′ 58″ northLongitude
82.68835° or 82° 41′ 18″ eastOpen location code
7MQ4PMXQ+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 203076133OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7461611
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Hindi—“Shahi Qila” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “জৌনপুর কেল্লা”
- Bengali: “শাহী কেল্লা, জৌনপুর”
- Hindi: “शाही किला, जौनपुर”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shahi Qila”. Photo: Thomas Daniell, Public domain.