Kankwadi
Village in Rajasthan, India
27°14′24″N 76°24′29″E / 27.24000°N 76.40806°E / 27.24000; 76.40806Kankwadi or Kankwari is the site of Kankwadi fort and village, located in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district.
The fort was founded by Jai Singh II as a famine work. A palace was built by Pratap Singh Prabhakar[1]
The village was evicted in 2009,[2] but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism.[3] As of August 2016, only three families reside in the village below the fort, but their migration is in progress by the government.
The fort remains open from October to July end throughout the year and anyone can visit it after renting a Safari Jeep from the Forest Office.
References
- ^ Powlett, P. W. (Percy William) (28 September 1878). "Gazetteer of Ulwur". London : Trübner & co. – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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Forts in Rajasthan
- Achalgarh
- Alwar fort
- Amer Fort
- Bhainsrorgarh
- Bijai Garh
- Chittor Fort
- Gagron Fort
- Hindaun Fort
- Jaigarh Fort
- Jaisalmer Fort
- Jalore Fort
- Junagarh Fort
- Kankwadi
- Khandar Fort
- Kuchaman City
- Kumbhalgarh
- Lohagarh Fort
- Mehrangarh
- Nahargarh Fort
- Neemrana Fort
- Ranthambore Fort
- Siwana
- Taragarh Fort
- Timan Garh
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