Chittorgarh Fort

Chittorgarh, also known as Chittod Fort, is one of the largest forts in . It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort was the capital of Mewar and is located in the present-day city of .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: historic fort in Rajasthan, India
  • Also known as: “Chittaur Garh”, “Chittaurgarh Fort”, “Chittor Fort”, “Chittor Garh”, and “Fort of Chittaur as a whole (N-RJ-41)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kalika Mata Temple and Victory Tower.

Hindu temple
Photo: ArnoldBetten, Public domain.
is an 8th-century located within the Chittor Fort in the municipality of state in . It was originally a Sun temple which was partly destroyed in sack of Chittor, it was rebuilt during the time of Rana Kumbha. is situated 210 metres west of Chittorgarh Fort.

Tower
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The Vijaya Stambha is a Rajput victory monument located within Chittor Fort in , , . The tower was constructed by the Hindu Rajput king Rana Kumbha of Mewar in 1448 CE to commemorate his victory over the army of Sultanate of Malwa led by Mahmud Khilji in the Battle of Sarangpur. is situated 690 metres north of Chittorgarh Fort.

Tower
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is a tower situated at Chittor Fort in town of Rajasthan, India. It has been a major Jain center since at least the Kushana period, producing scholars such as Acharya Haribhadrasuri in the 6th century and Virasena in the 9th. is situated 1¼ km north of Chittorgarh Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chittorgarh.

Photo: Knipptang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also spelled Chittaurgarh, is in the southern part of , lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District.

Chittorgarh Fort

Latitude
24.88171° or 24° 52′ 54″ north
Longitude
74.64621° or 74° 38′ 46″ east
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7JPPVJJW+MF
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way 782250688
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Q3695769
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chittorgarh Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة شيتور”
  • Belarusian: “Крэпасць Чытаргарх”
  • Chinese: “奇陶尔加尔城堡”
  • Chinese: “奇陶爾加爾城堡”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة شيتورجاره”
  • Finnish: “Chitorin linnake”
  • French: “fort Chittorgarh”
  • French: “Fort de Chittor”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר צ’יטורגר”
  • Hindi: “चित्तौड़ का किला”
  • Hindi: “चित्तौडगढ दुर्ग”
  • Hindi: “चित्तौड़गढ़ दुर्ग”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Chittor”
  • Italian: “Forte Chittor”
  • Japanese: “チットールガル城”
  • Maithili: “चित्तौडगढ किला”
  • Malayalam: “ചിത്തോർഗഢ് കോട്ട”
  • Marathi: “चित्तोडगढ किल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chittorgarh fort”
  • Norwegian: “Chittorgarh fort”
  • Oriya: “ଚିତ୍ତୋର ଦୁର୍ଗ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਚਿਤੌੜਗੜ੍ਹ”
  • Persian: “چیتورگار”
  • Persian: “چیتورگره”
  • Polish: “Ćitor”
  • Russian: “Форт Читтор”
  • Russian: “Форт Читторгарх”
  • Russian: “Читтор (форт)”
  • Russian: “Читторгарх (форт)”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Čitor”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Chittorgarh”
  • Tamil: “சித்தோர்கார் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “చిట్టోగర్హ్ గృహ”
  • Telugu: “చిత్తోగర్హ్ ఫోర్ట్”
  • Telugu: “చిత్తోర్‌గఢ్”
  • Tulu: “ಚಿತ್ತೂರು ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Turkish: “Chittor Kalesi”
  • Urdu: “چتورقلعہ، راجھستان”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ چتورگڑھ”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ چتوڑگڑھ”

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