Kumbhalgarh
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fort of Kumbhalgarh as a whole (N-RJ-148), Kumbhal Garh, Kumbhalgarh Fort
Kumbhalgarh also known as the Great Wall of India, is a fortress located on the western range of the Aravalli Hills in Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India. Located approximately 48 km (30 mi) from Rajsamand and 84 km (52 mi) from Udaipur, the fort was constructed in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha. The wall of Kumbhalgarh is one of the longest continuous walls in the world, spanning 36 kilometers. It is also the birthplace of great king and military leader Maharana Pratap of Mewar.
Key facts
- Historic site.name
- Kumbhalgarh Fort
- Historic site.native_language
- Rajasthani
- Historic site.image
- Kumbhalgarh 055.jpg
- Historic site.caption
- Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajsamand district (Rajasthan)
- Historic site.location
- Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India
- Historic site.type
- Fortress
- Historic site.built
- 1448 A.D.
- Historic site.area
- (662 acres)
- Historic site.locmapin
- Rajasthan#India
- Historic site.designation1
- WHS
- Historic site.designation1_partof
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Historic site.designation1_date
- 2013 (36th session)
- Historic site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Historic site.designation1_criteria
- ii, iii
- Historic site.designation1_number
- 247
- Historic site.designation1_free1name
- Country
- Historic site.designation1_free2name
- Region
- Historic site.designation1_free2value
- South Asia
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Architecture
- Important structures in the fort
- Culture
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kumbhalgarh also known as the Great Wall of India, is a fortress located on the western range of the Aravalli Hills in Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India. Located approximately 48 km (30 mi) from Rajsamand and 84 km (52 mi) from Udaipur, the fort was constructed in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha. The wall of Kumbhalgarh is one of the longest continuous walls in the world, spanning 36 kilometers. It is also the birthplace of great king and military leader Maharana Pratap of Mewar.
In 2013, at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Kumbhalgarh Fort, along with five other forts of Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the group Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kumbhalgarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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