Bidar Fort
A Bahmani capital with a triple moat cut from laterite and underground channels that still carry water.
- Where
- Bidar, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.9219, 77.5236
Get the Bidar Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bidar 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 Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bidar Fort
Manik Prabhu Temple 46 km
The samadhi of Shri Manik Prabhu, revered in the Datta tradition as an incarnation of Dattatreya, where the Viraja and Guru Ganga streams meet outside Humnabad. Datta Jayanti in December fills the village.
Nizam Sagar 53 km
The Nizam's own dam across the Manjira, holding water for the country north of Hyderabad.
Edupayala Vana Durga Bhavani Temple 62 km
The forest Durga at Edupayala, where seven streams gather to become the Manjira. Its Shivaratri jatara draws pilgrims from across Telangana, and in the monsoon the river sometimes closes the shrine.
Udgir Fort 69 km
A fort in a ditch rather than on a hill, with a dry moat cut into the rock round it.
Medak Cathedral 73 km
The largest diocese church in Asia, with English stained glass.
Ananthagiri Hills 77 km
The Musi rises here, in a forest an hour from the city.
Gulbarga Fort 98 km
A fort at Kalaburagi that the first Bahmani sultan enlarged in 1347 to hold his new kingdom.
Osman Sagar 102 km
The largest of Hyderabad's lakes, made to hold the water the city drinks.
More national monuments in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Bidar Fort?
Bidar Fort is in Bidar, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Manik Prabhu Temple (46 km), Nizam Sagar (53 km), Edupayala Vana Durga Bhavani Temple (62 km).
How do I get the Bidar Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bidar Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bidar Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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