Uperkot Fort
Girnar Hills, Junagadh, India Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Uparkot Fort is a historical monument of the medieval era which came to existence during the Nawabi rule of Muslim Mohammad Beghda and Hindu Chudasama rulers. The artichitectural gradeur of the Fort is the reminiscence of the past heritage.The Fort is passed through stages of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, British colonization, Islamic invasions and the nawabi grandeur. The Fort has ruins of the mosque, a Jama Masjid, Buddhist caves dating back to 2nd century A.D. It also has an ornate entrance gateway leading to the fort. The Fort wall stands 20 metre high at some places and a huge moat, some 300 ft deep.
