Kankwadi

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Kankwadi
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Kankwari Fort in the middle of Sariska Tiger Reserve.
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Kankwadi
Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 27°14′24″N76°24′29″E / 27.24000°N 76.40806°E / 27.24000; 76.40806
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kankwadi or Kankwari is the site of Kankwadi fort and village, located in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district.

The fort was founded by Jai Singh II as a famine work. A palace was built by Pratap Singh Prabhakar [1]

The village was evicted in 2009, [2] but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism. [3] As of August 2016, only three families reside in the village below the fort, but their migration is in progress by the government.

The fort remains open from October to July end throughout the year and anyone can visit it after renting a Safari Jeep from the Forest Office.

References

  1. ↑ Powlett, P. W. (Percy William) (28 September 1878). "Gazetteer of Ulwur". London : Trübner & co. – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Now, Who's Crouching? - OPEN Magazine". OPEN Magazine.
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