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Namakkal Fort

India · 17th century

Founded
c. 1650
Heritage status
Monument of National Importance
Location
Namakkal district
Coordinates
11.22251°, 78.16518°
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Namakkal Fort in India
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Description

Namakkal Fort is a historic fort present in Namakkal in Namakkal district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fort was built during the reign of Thirumalai Nayak of Madurai in 17th century. It was under the dominion of Tipu Sultan and then switched hands to the British East India Company as a part of Srirangapattinam treaty. The fort was used as a watch tower and garrison by the ruling empire.

The fort is located on the top of a hillock made of a single rock, 75 m (246 ft) tall. There is a temple and a mosque that are located within the fort, both of which are popular tourist attractions of the town. In modern times, the fort is under the control of the Archaeological Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Text adapted from “Namakkal Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Namakkal Fort ranks #5,876 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #191 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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