Bhadra Fort
The citadel Ahmed Shah built in 1411 when he founded Ahmedabad, with the Bhadrakali temple in it.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.0236, 72.5811
Get the Bhadra Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bhadra Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bhadra Fort
Jhulta Minara 0.3 km
Shake one minaret and the other answers.
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque 0.4 km
Ten stone screens, one of them a tree of intertwined branches that became the emblem of the city.
The Pols of Ahmedabad 0.4 km
Dense residential lanes with shared courtyards and bird feeders, the reason Ahmedabad became India's first World Heritage City.
Jama Masjid 0.6 km
Two hundred and sixty pillars holding fifteen domes, built in 1424 with stone taken from demolished temples.
Atal Pedestrian Bridge 1.0 km
A walking bridge over the Sabarmati, three hundred metres long and shaped after a kite.
Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir 1.2 km
The first temple the Swaminarayan sampraday built, 1822, in Burmese teak and paint.
Sanskar Kendra 1.7 km
A city museum Le Corbusier built in Ahmedabad, raised on pillars with a ramp through it.
Sidi Bashir Mosque 2.1 km
What is left of a mosque is two minarets that shake: push one and the other answers.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Gujarat
Questions
Where is Bhadra Fort?
Bhadra Fort is in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jhulta Minara (0.3 km), Sidi Saiyyed Mosque (0.4 km), The Pols of Ahmedabad (0.4 km).
How do I get the Bhadra Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bhadra Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bhadra Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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