Hill Forts of Rajasthan

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural property heritage ensemble

Hill Forts of Rajasthan is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of majestic Rajput military hill forts in India, renowned for their distinctive architecture, strategic locations, and historical significance.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chittorgarh Fort 1
Jaisalmer Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Hill Forts of Rajasthan) 1
Mehrangarh Fort 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural property ⓘ
heritage ensemble ⓘ
associatedCulture Rajput culture ⓘ
associatedReligion Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
associatedWith Rajputs ⓘ
surface form: Rajput kingdoms

Rajput military architecture ⓘ
medieval Indian warfare ⓘ
componentSite Amber Fort ⓘ
Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ
Gagron Fort ⓘ
Jaisalmer Fort ⓘ
Kumbhalgarh Fort ⓘ
Ranthambore Fort ⓘ
country India ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature bastions and ramparts ⓘ
gates and gateways ⓘ
massive walls ⓘ
residential palaces ⓘ
temples ⓘ
urban settlements within fortifications ⓘ
water harvesting structures ⓘ
hasView surrounding plains and desert landscapes ⓘ
heritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
inscribedBy World Heritage Committee ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Committee
inscriptionYear 2013 ⓘ
knownFor defensive architecture ⓘ
extensive fortifications ⓘ
hill forts ⓘ
palaces and temples within forts ⓘ
strategic hilltop locations ⓘ
locatedIn Aravalli Range ⓘ
surface form: Aravalli Range (for several component forts)

Rajasthan ⓘ
periodOfSignificance 8th to 18th centuries ⓘ
protectionStatus nationally protected monuments of India ⓘ
region northern India ⓘ
surface form: North India
represents Rajput valor and chivalry ⓘ
defensive hilltop fort tradition in South Asia ⓘ
stateParty India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageList Asia-Pacific ⓘ
surface form: Asia and the Pacific

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumbhalgarh Fort → UNESCOSite → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
Rajasthan → hasFort → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mehrangarh Fort
Rajasthan → hasFort → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chittorgarh Fort
northern India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
Rajasthan → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
Western India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
Amber Fort → heritageDesignation → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Hill Forts of Rajasthan)
Jaisalmer → heritageSiteStatus → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jaisalmer Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Hill Forts of Rajasthan)
Amber Fort → partOf → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
Kumbhalgarh Fort → partOf → Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ