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Santoshgad Fort
संतोषगड
Satara District, Maharashtra, India
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Santoshgad Fort
Coordinates 17°51′29″N74°19′19″E / 17.8581715°N 74.3218821°E / 17.8581715; 74.3218821
Height884m(2900 ft)
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Santoshgad (also referred to as Tathavade, the name of the closest village) is a fort in Phaltan taluka of Satara district in Maharashtra, India. Santoshgad hill fort (Phaltan T; 17� 57' N, 74� 20' E; RS. Lonand, 2.9 m.) lies in the north-west corner of the Phaltan taluka, about 12 miles south-west of Phaltan. [1]

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References

  1. "The Gazetteers Department – SATARA".