India · 18th century
Nahargarh Fort stands on the edge of the Aravalli Hills, overlooking the city of Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Along with Amber Fort and Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh once formed a strong defence ring for the city. The fort was originally named Sudershangarh, but it became known as Nahargarh, which means 'abode of tigers'. The popular belief is that Nahar here stands for Nahar Singh Bhomia, whose spirit haunted the place and obstructed construction of the fort. Nahar's spirit was pacified by building a temple in his memory within the fort, which thus became known by his name.
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Nahargarh Fort ranks #758 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #29 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded c. 1734, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,382 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jaipur, 3 km away. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Rajasthan. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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