Akhnoor Fort
Akhnoor Fort is a fort on the right bank of the Chenab River, 28 km from Jammu City. Construction of the fort was started by Raja Tej Singh in 1762 CE and completed by his successor Raja Dhian Singh in 1802.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Illyaschowdhary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akhnoor and Khairi.
Akhnoor
Town
Akhnoor is a town and municipal committee, near city of Jammu in Jammu district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 28 km away from Jammu city.
Khairi
Village
Khairi is a village of Tehsil Mirpur, Pakistan. It is split into Upper Khairi and Lower Khairi and has the population of around 300. The surrounding villages are called Sarthalla, Mehra and Muri. Khairi is situated 9 km southwest of Akhnoor Fort.
Akhnoor Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: historic site in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bhalwal, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.89644° or 32° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
74.74084° or 74° 44′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8J4PVPWR+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 723590090OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q15178737
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Akhnoor Fort” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “আখনূর দুর্গ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اخنور”
- Hindi: “अखनूर किला”
- Kannada: “ಅಖ್ನೂರ್ ಕೋಟೆ”
- Kashmiri: “اَکھنوٗر قِلعہٕ”
- Malayalam: “അഖ്നൂർ കോട്ട”
- Marathi: “अखनूर किल्ला”
- Persian: “قلعه آخنور”
- Urdu: “اکھنور قلعہ”
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