Southern India
Tamil Nadu
Vellore

Vellore Fort

Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the city, in the state of , built by the Emperors of Vijayanagara.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christian Medical College Vellore and Vellore Cantonment railway station.

Hospital
Photo: Lubap, CC BY 3.0.
Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore, is a private, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in , , . is situated 1 km northeast of Vellore Fort.

Railway station
Vellore Cantonment is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station that serves the city of , in addition to . is situated 1 km south of Vellore Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vellore and Sathuvachari.

Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city of 505,000 people in , . Visitors are drawn by its large 16th-century fort, which is known for its grand ramparts, wide moat and robust masonry.

Suburb
is an area and Zone-II headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is located in the east of city. It is situated in the bank of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Vellore Fort.

Quarter
is a locality and zone headquarters in Vellore Municipal Corporation in the state of , . - Railway junction is located here. It is also a part of Vellore City locality. is situated 5 km north of Vellore Fort.

Vellore Fort

Latitude
12.92047° or 12° 55′ 14″ north
Longitude
79.12833° or 79° 7′ 42″ east
Open location code
7J4XW4CH+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 557512110
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3390913
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Vellore Fort” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة فيلور”
  • Hebrew: “פורט וולור”
  • Hebrew: “פורט ולור”
  • Hindi: “वेल्लोर किला”
  • Malayalam: “വെല്ലൂർ കോട്ട”
  • Marathi: “वेल्लूर किल्ला”
  • Marathi: “वेल्लूरचा किल्ला”
  • Tamil: “வேலூர் கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “வேலூர்க் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “రాయవెల్లూరు కోట”
  • Telugu: “వెల్లూరు కోట”
  • Telugu: “వెల్లూర్ కోట”
  • Telugu: “వేలూరు కోట”
  • Urdu: “ویلور قلعہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “ویلور قلعہ”

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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 “Vellore Fort”. Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.