Amba Ghat
A ghat road in the Sahyadris on the way to Ratnagiri, with mist for half the year.
- Where
- Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.0007, 73.7772
Get the Amba Ghat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Amba Ghat. 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Amba Ghat
Chandoli National Park 21 km
Plateau forest in the northern Sahyadris, joined to Koyna as the Sahyadri tiger reserve.
Panhala Fort 41 km
Shivaji's siege, and Baji Prabhu at the pass.
Koyna Dam 45 km
A rubble and concrete dam in the Western Ghats, on a river that starts up at Mahabaleshwar.
Shivasagar lake 45 km
Fifty kilometres of water behind the Koyna dam, eighty metres deep in places.
Jyotiba Temple 48 km
Pink gulal thrown by the sackful.
Ratnagiri Fort 54 km
Ratnadurg, on the headland above Ratnagiri, with the Bhagawati temple inside it.
Shahayadri Tiger reserve 54 km
Maharashtra's tiger reserve in the Sahyadris, declared in 2008.
Ganpatipule 56 km
A temple on the beach where the deity faces west, and one of the cleanest stretches of Konkan sand.
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Questions
Where is Amba Ghat?
Amba Ghat is in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chandoli National Park (21 km), Panhala Fort (41 km), Koyna Dam (45 km).
How do I get the Amba Ghat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Amba Ghat and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Amba Ghat before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra 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.