Chikhaldara
The only hill station in Vidarbha, and coffee grows there.
- Where
- Amravati, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.4764, 77.2758
Get the Chikhaldara stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chikhaldara. 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 Chikhaldara
Melghat Tiger Reserve 8.8 km
One of the first nine tiger reserves.
Gawilghur Fort 13 km
A Maratha stronghold high in the Satpuras, taken by the British by assault.
Narnala Fort 37 km
A hill fortress in the Satpuras of Vidarbha, standing since the tenth century.
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve 94 km
The Satpura highlands around Pachmarhi, set aside in 1999.
Asirgarh Fort 102 km
Called the key to the Deccan, on a hill controlling the pass every invading army from the north had to use.
Balapur Fort 104 km
A Mughal fort at Balapur begun by Aurangzeb's son and finished in 1757.
Jama Masjid, Burhanpur 109 km
A Faruqi mosque of 1590 with an inscription in Sanskrit and Arabic, side by side.
Burhanpur 110 km
Where Mumtaz Mahal first lay, and the Khooni Bhandara.
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Questions
Where is Chikhaldara?
Chikhaldara is in Amravati, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Melghat Tiger Reserve (8.8 km), Gawilghur Fort (13 km), Narnala Fort (37 km).
How do I get the Chikhaldara stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chikhaldara 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 Chikhaldara 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.