Purandar Fort | |
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Pune district, Maharashtra | |
Coordinates | 18°16′50.8″N 73°58′25″E / 18.280778°N 73.97361°E |
Type | Hill fort |
Height | 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of India |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Materials | Stone |
Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above the sea level in the Western Ghats, 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the southeast of Pune.[1]
The twin forts of Purandar and Vajragad (or Rudramal) of which the latter is the smaller of the two, is located on the eastern side of the main fort rising 1,347 metres (4,419 ft) above sea level.[1] The village of Purandar takes its name from this fort.[2] It is the birthplace of Dharmaveer Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.[3]