Chittorgarh Fort
The largest fort in India, sacked three times, each time ending in the mass immolation its defenders chose over capture.
- Where
- Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.8872, 74.6469
Get the Chittorgarh Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chittorgarh 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 Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chittorgarh Fort
Sanwariaji Temple 33 km
A Krishna temple in Chittorgarh district, known to everyone who comes here as Sanwaliya Seth.
Menal 58 km
Waterfall, and eleventh century temples beside it.
Nathdwara 74 km
Shrinathji, and the pichwai painted behind him.
Rajsamand Lake 80 km
A seventeenth century lake with an embankment carved with the Raj Prashasti, the longest inscription in India.
Shrinathji Temple 84 km
Nathdwara, where the Krishna image from Vrindavan was brought to escape Aurangzeb and stopped when the cart stuck.
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary 91 km
Dry deciduous forest along the Chambal gorge, with rock shelters painted in the same period as Bhimbetka.
Gandhi Sagar Dam 94 km
A masonry dam of sixty two metres on the Chambal in Mandsaur, one of four the river carries.
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam 94 km
A masonry dam of fifty four metres on the Chambal at Rawatbhata.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Rajasthan
Questions
Where is Chittorgarh Fort?
Chittorgarh Fort is in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sanwariaji Temple (33 km), Menal (58 km), Nathdwara (74 km).
How do I get the Chittorgarh Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chittorgarh Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chittorgarh Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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