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Bandhavgarh Fort
Part of Bandhavgarh National Park
Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh Fort is located in Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh Fort
Bandhavgarh Fort
Coordinates23°40′58.96″N 81°2′7.49″E / 23.6830444°N 81.0354139°E / 23.6830444; 81.0354139
TypeHill fort
Height811 metres (2,661 ft)
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
Open to
the public
no
ConditionDilapidated
Site history
Built10th Century
Built bygond dynasty
MaterialsStone

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]

  1. ^ Anosh Koppikar (2013). The Game Drive: A Tete-A-Tete with the Wild. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482812619.

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