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{{Infobox Military Structure
{{Infobox military installation
|name = Manimajra Fort
|name = Manimajra Fort


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|builder = Gareeb Das
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|materials = [[Nanak Shahi bricks]]
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'''Manimajra Fort''', is a fort situated in [[Mani Majra]], [[Chandigarh]] (city of Indian Union).
'''Manimajra Fort''', is a fort situated in [[Mani Majra]], [[Chandigarh]] (city of Indian Union).
<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vg89BAAAQBAJ&q=Burail+fort&pg=PT96 |title = First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur|isbn = 9789381398395|last1 = Dhillon|first1 = Harish|date = May 2013}}</ref> It is over 360 years old Fort and became more popular with the shooting of the Oscar-winning movie [[Zero Dark Thirty]].<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/</ref>
<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vg89BAAAQBAJ&q=Burail+fort&pg=PT96 |title = First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur|isbn = 9789381398395|last1 = Dhillon|first1 = Harish|date = May 2013}}</ref> It is over 360 years old Fort and became more popular with the shooting of the Oscar-winning movie [[Zero Dark Thirty]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/|title=Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Ownership==
==Ownership==
Presently the property is owned by [[Meharwal Khewaji Trust]] along with other related properties. The ownership of this property is under controversy and the case is under trail in the court.<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/</ref><ref>http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2015/01/%E0%A9%9E%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%AE/</ref>
Presently the property is owned by [[Meharwal Khewaji Trust]] along with other related properties. The ownership of this property is under controversy and the case is under trail in the court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/|title=Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.punjabitribuneonline.com/news/archive/features/%E0%A9%9E%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%AE-%E0%A8%B6%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%96%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%82%E0%A9%B0-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%AE-781832 |title=ਫ਼ਰੀਦਕੋਟ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜੇ ਦੀ ਜਨਮ ਸ਼ਤਾਬਦੀ ਦੇਵੇਗੀ ਲੋਕਪੱਖੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਜੈਕਟ ਨੂੰ ਜਨਮ |newspaper=The Tribune India |lang=pa |trans-title=The birth centenary of the Maharaja of Faridkot will give birth to a popular project |date=27 January 2015 |access-date= 25 February 2022}}</ref>


==Present condition==
==Present condition==
Present condition of the fort is not good and it is deteriorating day by day. The premises is being used as a playground or for parking vehicles by people living in the adjoining area. The walls are decaying and weed growth is visible on the walls (see pics in Gallery).<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/</ref>
Present condition of the fort is not good and it is deteriorating day by day. The premises is being used as a playground or for parking vehicles by people living in the adjoining area. The walls are decaying and weed growth is visible on the walls (see pics in Gallery).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/|title=Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==