Allahabad Fort

Allahabad Fort was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar at Allahabad in 1583. The fort stands on the banks of the , near its confluence with the Ganges.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: fort in Prayagraj, India
  • Also known as: “Prayagraj Fort”, “प्रयागराज का किला”, and “അലഹബാദ്”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Allahabad Pillar and Minto Park, Prayagraj.

Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the 3rd century BCE.

Park
Madan Mohan Malaviya Park formerly known as Minto Park, is a park in , India. It is located in the southern part of the city along the banks of Yamuna river. is situated 1¼ km west of Allahabad Fort.

Bridge
Photo: Dhirendram, Public domain.
The is a cable-stayed bridge located in . The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the . is situated 1½ km southwest of Allahabad Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jhusi and Chowk.

Town
or Jhunsi is a town in in the state of . It was formerly called Pratishthanpur or Puri. The place is also noted for being one of the Neolithic sites that provides some of the earliest evidence of farming in . is situated 4 km east of Allahabad Fort.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , , . It is the historic of Old . It is one of the oldest & largest business markets of India & lies in old Prayagraj. is situated 4 km west of Allahabad Fort.

Photo: Seba Della y Sole Bossio, CC BY 2.0.
, formerly Allahabad, is one of the holiest cities in , is in . The city is famous for being the site of the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna; and also the Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humans on the planet holding hundreds of millions of pilgrims every 12 years.

Allahabad Fort

Latitude
25.43179° or 25° 25′ 54″ north
Longitude
81.87508° or 81° 52′ 30″ east
Open location code
7MQ3CVJG+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 903260229
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q771105
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Allahabad Fort” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “এলাহাবাদ দুর্গ”
  • Bhojpuri: “इलाहाबाद किला”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة الله اباد”
  • German: “Fort Allahabad”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר פראיאגראי”
  • Hindi: “इलाहाबाद किला”
  • Hindi: “प्रयागराज किला”
  • Kannada: “ಇಲಾಹಾಬಾದ್ ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Malayalam: “അലഹബാദ് കോട്ട”
  • Persian: “قلعه الله‌آباد (هند)”
  • Persian: “قلعه الله‌آباد”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Allahabad”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Allahabad”
  • Tamil: “அலகாபாத் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “అలహాబాద్ కోట”
  • Urdu: “الہ آباد قلعہ”
  • “इलाहाबाद किला”

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