India
Chittor Fort (the literal translation of the Hindi Chittorgarh), also known as Chittod Fort, is one of the largest forts in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort was the capital of Mewar and is located in the present-day city of Chittorgarh. It sprawls over a hill 180 m (590.6 ft) in height, spread over an area of 280 ha (691.9 acres) above the plains of the valley drained by the Berach River. The fort covers 65 historic structures, which include four palaces, 19 large temples, 20 large water bodies, 4 memorials, and a few victory towers.
In 2013, at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the group of six Hill Forts of Rajasthan, including Chittor Fort, was declared a World Heritage Site.
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Chittorgarh Fort ranks #176 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 224 mapped in India. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 37,443 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Rajasthan. It is stop 4 of 6 on the Rajasthan hill forts, Amber to Jaisalmer. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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