Sinhagad Fort
Taken in a night assault in 1670 by men who climbed the cliff with rope and a monitor lizard, or so the story goes.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.3664, 73.7554
Get the Sinhagad Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sinhagad 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sinhagad Fort
Khadakwasla Dam 8.5 km
The dam on the Mutha that Pune drinks from, with the National Defence Academy along its bank.
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park 15 km
Katraj zoo at Pune, a hundred and thirty acres holding an animal orphanage and a snake park.
Panshet Dam 15 km
A dam on the Ambi southwest of Pune, one of four that together keep the city in water.
Rajgad 15 km
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
Torna Fort 17 km
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
Parvati Hill 17 km
A Peshwa temple complex above Pune, a hundred and three steps, and where the Peshwa watched Kirkee lost.
Vetal Hill 19 km
The highest ground inside Pune, with the temple of Vetala at the top of it.
Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati 20 km
Founded by a sweetmaker who lost his son to plague in 1893, and the centre of Pune's Ganesh festival ever since.
More state heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Sinhagad Fort?
Sinhagad Fort is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khadakwasla Dam (8.5 km), Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park (15 km), Panshet Dam (15 km).
How do I get the Sinhagad Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sinhagad Fort 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 Sinhagad Fort 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.
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