Kumbhalgarh Fort

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UNESCO World Heritage Site component fortress hill fort tourist attraction

Kumbhalgarh Fort is a massive 15th-century hill fort in Rajasthan, India, famed for its extensive defensive walls—among the longest in the world—and its role as a stronghold of the Mewar kingdom.

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instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
fortress →
hill fort →
tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle Rajput military architecture →
associatedWith Maharana Pratap →
besiegedBy combined Mughal and Rajput forces →
builderDynasty Sisodia Rajputs →
builtBy Rana Kumbha →
builtInCentury 15th century →
capturedBy Akbar’s forces →
claimToFame birthplace of Maharana Pratap →
constructionEnd c. 1458 →
constructionStart c. 1443 →
country India →
elevation about 1,100 metres above sea level →
enclosesArea about 13 square kilometres →
function military stronghold →
refuge for rulers of Mewar in times of danger →
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India →
hasGate Halla Pol →
Hanuman Pol →
Nimboo Pol →
Pagli Pol →
Ram Pol →
Vijay Pol →
hasStructure bastions →
palaces →
reservoirs →
stepwells →
hasTempleCount over 300 temples →
hasTempleType Hindu temples →
Jain temples →
locatedIn Aravalli Range →
Rajasthan →
Rajsamand district →
mainGate Aret Pol →
materialUsed stone →
namedAfter Rana Kumbha →
nearestCity Udaipur →
nearProtectedArea Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary →
notableTemple Neelkanth Mahadev Temple →
notableTempleDeity Shiva →
numberOfGates 7 →
partOf Hill Forts of Rajasthan →
region Mewar →
rulingKingdom Kingdom of Mewar →
strategicRole second most important citadel of Mewar after Chittorgarh →
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2013 →
UNESCOSite Hill Forts of Rajasthan →
wallFeature among the longest continuous walls in the world →
wallLength about 36 kilometres →
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Rajasthan →
Udaipur →
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Hill Forts of Rajasthan →
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Mewar →
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Mewar ("Kumbhalgarh") →
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Mewar →
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