Kangra Fort
The Kangra Fort is a historic fort located in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The fort is also known as 'Nagarkot' and 'Kot Kangra'. This fort stands on a hillock between two rivers, among the foothills of the Dhauladhar range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ishan Dewan 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: One of the largest historic forts in the Himalayas
- Also known as: “Kangra Durg”, “Kangra Fort, Himachal Pradesh”, “Kot Kangra”, “Nagar Kot, Himachal Pradesh”, and “Ruined fort, Kangra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kangra.
Kangra
Railway station
Kangra railway station is a main railway station in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station lies on Kangra Valley Railway. Kangra is situated 800 metres east of Kangra Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kangra.
Kangra
Kangra is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is also known as Nagarkot.
Kangra Fort
- Categories: fortification, military base, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.08687° or 32° 5′ 13″ northLongitude
76.25446° or 76° 15′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8J4R37P3+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 43753708OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q6362859
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Kangra Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “坎格拉堡垒”
- Chinese: “坎格拉堡壘”
- French: “Fort de Kangra”
- German: “Kangra-Fort”
- Hindi: “Kangra Fort”
- Hindi: “कांगड़ा दुर्ग”
- Kashmiri: “قلعہ کانگڑا”
- Malayalam: “കാങ്ഡ കോട്ട”
- Nepali: “काँगडा किल्ला”
- Oriya: “କାଙ୍ଗରା ଦୁର୍ଗ”
- Panjabi: “ਕਾਂਗੜਾ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
- Tamil: “காங்ரா கோட்டை”
- Telugu: “కాంగ్రా కోట”
- Urdu: “قلعہ کانگڑا”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kangra Fort and British Cemetery.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as kagra fort and Kangra Fort Ticket Office.
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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 “Kangra Fort”. Photo: Ishan Dewan 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.