Chunar Fort
A fort above a bend in the Ganga that changed hands between Mughals, Afghans and the British without ever being taken by storm.
- Where
- Chunar, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.1255, 82.8747
Get the Chunar Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chunar 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 Uttar Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chunar Fort
Chunar Sandstone Quarries 0.9 km
Where the Ashokan pillars and half of Mughal Agra came from.
Sankat Mochan 22 km
Tulsidas's own, and Tuesday's queue.
Ramnagar Fort 22 km
The Kashi Naresh's, and a museum of clocks and howdahs.
Durga Mandir, Varanasi 22 km
An eighteenth century temple in red ochre beside a tank, with monkeys enough to earn its other name.
Assi Ghat 23 km
Where the students, the yoga and the morning are.
Kaal Bhairav Mandir, Varanasi 24 km
One of the oldest temples in Varanasi, to Bhairava, who wears a garland of skulls.
Bharat Mata Mandir 24 km
A temple of 1936 with no idol, only a relief map of undivided India in marble.
Dashashwamedh Ghat 24 km
The principal ghat of the oldest continuously inhabited city on earth, where the evening aarti has been performed for centuries.
More state heritage sites in Uttar Pradesh
Questions
Where is Chunar Fort?
Chunar Fort is in Chunar, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chunar Sandstone Quarries (0.9 km), Sankat Mochan (22 km), Ramnagar Fort (22 km).
How do I get the Chunar Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chunar Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chunar Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttar Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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