Kangra Fort
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Kangra Fort is an ancient hilltop fortress in Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned as one of the oldest and largest forts in the Himalayas and a major historical and architectural landmark near Dharamshala.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kangra Fort canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Dharamshala
ⓘ
Kangra ⓘ
surface form:
Kangra town
|
| architecturalStyle | Rajput military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Katoch dynasty ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Rajputs ⓘ
surface form:
Rajput rulers
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| category |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | Kangra district ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inner citadel
ⓘ
multiple gateways ⓘ stone ramparts ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Andheri Darwaza
ⓘ
Jahangiri Darwaza ⓘ Maharaja Sansar Chand Katoch palace ruins ⓘ Ranjit Singh Gate ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Ambika Devi temple
ⓘ
Laxminarayan Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshmi Narayan temple
|
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kangra Valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest forts in the Himalayas
ⓘ
being one of the oldest forts in India ⓘ historic temples ⓘ massive defensive walls ⓘ strategic hilltop location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himachal Pradesh
ⓘ
India ⓘ Kangra district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dharamshala
ⓘ
Kangra ⓘ
surface form:
Kangra town
|
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | medieval period ⓘ |
| region | Himalayas ⓘ |
| situatedOn |
confluence of the Banganga and Patal Ganga rivers
ⓘ
hilltop ⓘ |
| state | Himachal Pradesh ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| viewOffers |
Dhauladhar Range
ⓘ
Kangra Valley ⓘ |
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