Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer Fort is situated in the city of , in the state of . It is one of the very few "living forts" in the world, as nearly one fourth of the old city's population still resides within the fort.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
  • Also known as
    “Fort including Ancient Temples (N-RJ-87)”
    “Golden Fort (Jaisalmer)”
    “Sonar Garh”
    “Sonar Kella”
    “Sonar Kila”
    “Sonar Killa”
    “Sonar Quila”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaisalmer railway station.
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is a major railway station located in , . is situated 1½ km east of Jaisalmer Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaisalmer.
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, the "Golden City", is on the westernmost frontier of in the state of .

Jaisalmer Fort

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Latitude
26.91277° or 26° 54′ 46″ north
Longitude
70.91282° or 70° 54′ 46″ east
Open location code
7JRGWW77+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31614017
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3634368

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Jaisalmer Fort” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “জয়সলমের দুর্গ”
  • Chinese: “贾沙梅尔城堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Jaisalmer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جايسالمر”
  • French: “Fort de Jaisalmer”
  • French: “fort Jaisalmer”
  • German: “Fort Jaisalmer”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר ג’איסלמר”
  • Hindi: “जैसलमेर दुर्ग”
  • Italian: “Forte di Jaisalmer”
  • Japanese: “ジャイサルメール城”
  • Kannada: “ಜೈಸಲ್ಮೇರ್ ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Kannada: “ಜೈಸಲ್ಮೇರ್ ಕೋರ್ಟ್”
  • Maithili: “जैसलमेर किला”
  • Malayalam: “ജൈസാൽമീർ കോട്ട”
  • Marathi: “जैसलमेर किल्ला”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੈਸਲਮੇਰ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Polish: “Fort Dźajsalmer”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Jaisalmer”
  • Sanskrit: “जैसलमेरदुर्गम्”
  • Sanskrit: “सोनार् किला”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Džajsalmerska tvrđava”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jailsamerska tvrđava”
  • Sindhi: “جيسلمير قلعو”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Džaisalmer”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Jaisalmer”
  • Tamil: “ஜெய்சல்மேர் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “జైసల్మేర్ కోట”
  • Turkish: “Jaisalmer Kalesi”
  • Urdu: “جیسلمیر کا قلعہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Jaisalmer”

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