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	It was built by Pillaji Rao Gaekwad between 1721<ref name="Ehowportal">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ehowportal.com/my-experience-on-the-top-of-the-historical-songadh-fort/\|title=Songadh History by Ehowportal \|publisher=}}</ref>to 1766. It is built on top of the high hill as a vantage point to keep an eye on enemies. <ref name="TOI Surat"/>		It was built by Pillaji Rao Gaekwad between 1721<ref name="Ehowportal">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ehowportal.com/my-experience-on-the-top-of-the-historical-songadh-fort/\|title=Songadh History by Ehowportal \|publisher=}}</ref> and 1766. It is built on top of the high hill as a vantage point to keep an eye on enemies.<ref name="TOI Surat"/>

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{{Infobox Military Structure
|name = Songadh Fort
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|partof = [[Gujarat]]
|location = [[Songadh]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|image = Gayakwadi fort tapi river 06.jpg
|caption = Songadh Fort
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|built = 1729-1766
|builder = [[Maratha Empire]]
|materials = [[Granite]] [[rock (geology)|Stones]] and [[lime mortar]]
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|condition = [[Ruins]]
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|controlledby = [[Government of Gujarat]]
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'''Songadh fort''' is a 16th-century fort in [[Songadh]] town of [[Tapi district]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name="TOI Surat">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Songadh-Fort-to-become-a-tourist-destination/articleshow/54040244.cms|title=Songadh Fort to become a tourist destination - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> The fort gots its name from the [[Gujarati language]] terms ''son'' (gold) and ''gadh'' (fort). It is located near the [[Tapti River|Tapi River]] [[Ukai Dam]] at an elevation of 112 meters above sea level.<ref name="TOI Surat" />

==History==
[[File:Songadh Fort History.jpg|thumb|Songadh fort history]]
It was built by Pillaji Rao Gaekwad between 1721<ref name="Ehowportal">{{cite web|url=https://www.ehowportal.com/my-experience-on-the-top-of-the-historical-songadh-fort/|title=Songadh History by Ehowportal |publisher=}}</ref>to 1766. It is built on top of the high hill as a vantage point to keep an eye on enemies. <ref name="TOI Surat"/>

==Architecture==
Evidence of the influence of both [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] and [[Maratha]]s can be seen in the architecture of this fort.<ref name="TOI Surat"/>

==Transport==
It can be reached by approaching Songadh town on [[National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering)|National Highway-6]].<ref name="TOI Surat"/>

==Tourist attraction==
The fort is developed as a tourist attraction by the Songadh local authority and the district authorities.<ref name="TOI Surat"/> A lake was created and a dam was constructed as a part of developing the tourist spot.

==References==
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[[Category:Forts in Gujarat]]
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