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Dhunda fort

Coordinates: 20°22′19.5″N 73°58′14.1″E / 20.372083°N 73.970583°E / 20.372083; 73.970583
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Dhunda Fort
धुंदया किल्ला
Part of Dhundeshwar Hill Range
Nashik district, Maharashtra
Dhunda Fort is located in Maharashtra
Dhunda Fort
Dhunda Fort
Dhunda Fort is located in India
Dhunda Fort
Dhunda Fort
Coordinates20°37′13.1″N 74°20′31.1″E / 20.620306°N 74.341972°E / 20.620306; 74.341972
TypeHill fort
Height2280 Ft.
Site information
Ownergovernment of India
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionin ruins
Site history
MaterialsStone

Dhunda Fort (Marathi: धुंदा किल्ला, Hindi: धुंदया किला, transliteration: Dhundya Qilа̄)is located 106 km from Nashik, Nashik district, of Maharashtra.The Dhundya fort is located on a single hillock west of the road from Malegaon to Satana.

History

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The fort was positioned to overlook the trade route from Khandesh to Nashik. [1]

How to reach

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The base village is easily accessible from Malegaon and Satana. It takes about 1 hour to see the fort.

Places to see

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The fort is also called as Dundeshwar Mahraj hill. There is nothing structure left on the fort except few ruined buildings and few dried up water cisterns. There is a Bhameshwar temple at the base of the fort. The pathway from the back of the temple leads to the fort hill top. There are two water cisterns and Mahadev mandir at the top of the fort. 20°22′19.5″N 73°58′14.1″E / 20.372083°N 73.970583°E / 20.372083; 73.970583

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Trekshitiz. "Dundha fort". www.trekshitiz.com. Trekshitiz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.