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Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) [2] located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. [3] [4] Amer Fort is
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Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amer in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. [1] [2] Raja Kakil Dev captured the Amber region from the Mina tribes and began construction of Jaigarh fort around the middle of the eleventh century.
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Gagron Fort is a hill fort situated in Jhalawar district. It is an example of a hill and water fort. [37] [38] The fort was built by Bijaldev Singh Dod (a Rajput king) in the twelfth century. Later, the fort has also been controlled by Sher Shah and Akbar. The fort is constructed on the confluence of Ahu River and Kali Sindh River.
English: Elephant and the rider at the outer wall of Amer Fort. 967 CE. UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amer, Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Elephant racing, though unusual as a sporting event, is held in many parts of the world but mostly in Asia. The earliest known such racing event as a tradition is reported from Vietnam . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the 20th century, this became a major event (though it generated protests) in Germany in 1920, and an organized International Elephant Race in ...
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