Gingee
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Gingee is a historic town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient hilltop fortifications and strategic military significance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gingee Fort | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification
ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ historic place ⓘ settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| connectedBy | National Highway 66 (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedOn | rocky hills ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| district | Viluppuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 92 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town Panchayat ⓘ |
| hasFort | Gingee Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chandrayandurg hill fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krishnagiri hill fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajagiri hill fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 604202 ⓘ |
| hasRiverNearby | Thenpennai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTelephoneCode | 04145 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Vijayanagara Empire period
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ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gingee Fort
NERFINISHED
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ancient hilltop fortifications ⓘ hilltop fortifications ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ strategic military significance ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gingee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gingee taluk ⓘ South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pondicherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Troy of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cauvery delta cultural region ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Carnatic Nawabs NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Marathas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughals NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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