Bandhavgarh Fort
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Bandhavgarh Fort | |
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Part of Bandhavgarh National Park | |
Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh | |
Coordinates | 23°40′58.96″N 81°2′7.49″E / 23.6830444°N 81.0354139°E |
Type | Hill fort |
Height | 811 metres (2,661 ft) |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of India |
Open to the public | no |
Condition | Dilapidated |
Site history | |
Built | 10th Century |
Materials | Stone |
The Bandhavgarh Fort is situated in Bandhavgarh in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located on the Bandhavgarh hill, rising 811 meters above sea level at the centre of the Bandhavgarh National Park. It is surrounded by many smaller hills separated by gently sloping valleys. These valleys end in small, swampy meadows, locally known as 'bohera'.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Anosh Koppikar (2013). The Game Drive: A Tete-A-Tete with the Wild. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482812619.
- L.K.Chaudhari & Safi Akhtar Khan: Bandhavgarh-Fort of the Tiger, Wild Atlas Books, Bhopal, 2003
- Shahbaz Ahmad: Charger the long living Tiger, Print World, Allahabad, 2001
- W.A.Rodgers, H.S.Panwar and V.B.Mathur: Wildlife Protected Area Network in India: A review, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2000
- gulzar singh markam: gondwana ke garh darshan, bhopal, 2005