Gingee Fort

Gingee Fort 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 .
  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Rajagiri Citadel”
  • Description: fort in Tamil Nadu, India

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gingee.
, also known as Senji or Jinji and originally…
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Latitude
12.25051° or 12° 15′ 2″ north
Longitude
79.39708° or 79° 23′ 50″ east
Open location code
7J4X792W+6R
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Turkish—“Gingee Fort” goes by many names.
জিঞ্জি দুৰ্গAssamese
fortalesa de GingeeCatalan
Gingee FortDutch
Senji FortDutch
Ginin GingeeHausa
מבצר ג’ינג’יHebrew
פורט ג’ינג’יHebrew
जिंजी दुर्गHindi
Džindžio tvirtovėLithuanian
ജിൻജീ ഫോർട്ട്‌Malayalam
जिंजीचा किल्लाMarathi
Gingee festningNorwegian Bokmål
जिञ्जीSanskrit
செஞ்சிக் கோட்டைTamil
జింగీ కోటTelugu
Gingee KalesiTurkish
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