Fortress
Purana Qila
🇮🇳 India
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Type
- Fortress
- Coordinates
- 28.60944°, 77.24417°
- Open data
- Wikidata Q1151529
Purana Qila (lit. 'Old Fort') is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri. The fort forms the inner citadel of the city of Dinpanah. It is located near the expansive Pragati Maidan exhibition ground and is separated from Dhyanchand Stadium by Mathura Road, Delhi.
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Purana Qila ranks #364 of 2,435 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 80 mapped in India. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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