Gingee Fort
Gingee Fort is a castle in Gingee, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. Gingee Fort is situated nearby to the peak Chandrayandurg, as well as near Chakkilidurg.Places of Interest Nearby
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Gingee Fort
Castle
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Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is popularly known as Great Wall of South India. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres from the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the Union Territory of Puducherry. Gingee Fort is situated 540 metres east of Gingee Fort.
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Gingee
Town
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Gingee, also known as Senji or Jinji and originally called Singapuri, is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Gingee is located between three hills covering a perimeter of 3 km, and lies west of the Sankaraparani River.
Gingee Fort
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Rajagiri Citadel”
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gingee, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.24944° or 12° 14′ 58″ northLongitude
79.39441° or 79° 23′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7J4X69XV+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 555716227OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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