Gingee Fort

Gingee Fort is a castle in , , . Gingee Fort is situated near the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gingee Fort.

Castle
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or Senji Fort in , is one of the surviving forts in , India. It is popularly known as Great Wall of South India. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres from the state capital, , and is close to the Union Territory of . is situated 540 metres east of Gingee Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gingee.

Photo: Planemad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, also known as Senji or Jinji and originally called Singapuri, is a panchayat town in in the state of . is located between three hills covering a perimeter of three km, and lies west of the Sankaraparani River.

Gingee Fort

Latitude
12.24944° or 12° 14′ 58″ north
Longitude
79.39441° or 79° 23′ 40″ east
Open location code
7J4X69XV+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 555716227
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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