Uparkot Fort
Two thousand years of siege, and stepwells cut into rock.
- Where
- Junagadh, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 21.5242, 70.4708
Get the Uparkot Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Uparkot 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 Uparkot Fort
Navghan Kuvo 0.2 km
A well cut into living rock around the eleventh century, its staircase spiralling down fifty two metres.
Ashoka Rock Edict 1.3 km
One rock, three dynasties, and the first Indian public writing.
Sudarshana Lake 3.4 km
An artificial lake first cut for Chandragupta Maurya and repaired by one dynasty after another since.
Girnar 6.3 km
Nine thousand nine hundred steps up a extinct volcano to Jain and Hindu shrines that share the summit ridge.
Khambhalida Caves 37 km
Three Buddhist caves near Gondal with two large figures flanking the chaitya door.
Khodaldham 37 km
A temple to Khodal at Kagvad, opened in 2017 and built by the Leuva Patel community for their own goddess.
Dhank Caves 46 km
Buddhist and Jain caves cut in a hill near Upleta, with Tirthankara reliefs.
Gir National Park 55 km
The only place outside Africa where lions live wild, down to twenty animals a century ago and now several hundred.
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Questions
Where is Uparkot Fort?
Uparkot Fort is in Junagadh, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Navghan Kuvo (0.2 km), Ashoka Rock Edict (1.3 km), Sudarshana Lake (3.4 km).
How do I get the Uparkot Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Uparkot 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 Uparkot 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.