Forts in Rajasthan
46 places in Rajasthan under forts. Hill forts, ramparts and old garrisons.
Explore with dates- AchalgarhSirohi, Rajasthan · FortsRana Kumbha's 1452 hill fort, with a Shiva temple below that worships a toe-print instead of a lingam.
- Ahhichatragarh, Nagaur FortNagaur, Rajasthan · FortsA restored Mughal-Rathore garden palace in a 12th-century fort, with the cattle fair at its gates in winter.
- Amber FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe Kachwaha hill palace above Maota lake, and the best-preserved of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
- Anupgarh FortSri Ganganagar, Rajasthan · FortsA 1689 Bikaner frontier fort in a canal town near the border. Ruined, quiet, free.
- Badnore FortBhilwara, Rajasthan · FortsA seven-storey Mewar noble's fort, home of Rao Jaimal who died holding Chittor in 1568.
- Bala QilaAlwar, Rajasthan · FortsThe ridge fort over Alwar. Babur slept here once; you will need a police chit and a car.
- Barmer Fort and Garh TempleBarmer, Rajasthan · FortsA hilltop walk to the Garh temple above the desert town, with the embroidery bazaar below.
- Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary and FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesDry Vindhyan forest around two reservoirs east of Chittorgarh, with a fort hotel as base.
- Bayana Fort and Usha MandirBharatpur, Rajasthan · FortsA ridge fort with a Gupta pillar and a temple that changed religion twice. Rough, empty, worth it.
- Bhainsrorgarh FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · FortsA Mewar noble's cliff fort above the Chambal gorge, now a small heritage hotel.
- Bhangarh FortAlwar, Rajasthan · FortsAn intact 16th-century ghost town. The ruins are the point; the haunting is a sign board.
- Bhatner FortHanumangarh, Rajasthan · FortsOne of the oldest forts in India, taken by Timur, renamed for Hanuman in 1805.
- Chittorgarh FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · FortsThe old capital of Mewar on a 7 km plateau: two towers, three sieges, and a full day to see it.
- Deeg FortDeeg, Rajasthan · FortsThe Jat fort next to the palace, ruinous inside but the ramparts are worth the walk.
- Deolia FortPratapgarh, Rajasthan · FortsThe abandoned first capital of the Pratapgarh state, a fort and palace 12 km from town.
- DundlodJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · FortsA 1750 fort turned heritage hotel, painted Goenka cenotaphs and a Marwari horse stud.
- Gagron FortJhalawar, Rajasthan · FortsThe water fort of the Hill Forts list, at the meeting of two rivers. Go when they are full.
- Jaigarh FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe garrison fort above Amber, home of the Jaivana, the largest wheeled cannon ever made.
- Jaisalmer FortJaisalmer, Rajasthan · FortsThe living fort. Yellow sandstone, Jain temples, and a few thousand residents.
- Jalore FortJalore, Rajasthan · FortsKanhadadev's hill fort that held out against Alauddin Khalji until 1311. An hour's climb with no shade.
- Juna MahalDungarpur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA 13th-century hill palace in Dungarpur, seven storeys of murals and mirror work, key from the hotel.
- Junagarh FortBikaner, Rajasthan · FortsA fort on the flat that was never taken, with the finest painted palaces in Bikaner.
- Khandar FortSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · FortsThe other Ranthambore fort, on the far edge of the forest, ruined and nearly always empty.
- KhetriJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · FortsWhere Vivekananda found his name and his patron, below a hill fort and above a copper mine.
- Khimsar Fort and DunesNagaur, Rajasthan · FortsA 1523 Rathore fort turned hotel, with a small dune field and blackbuck six kilometres out.
- Kishangarh Fort & Marble Dumping YardAjmer, Rajasthan · FortsThe white slurry flats of the marble town, plus the fort where Bani Thani was painted.
- Kuchaman FortDidwana-Kuchaman, Rajasthan · FortsA 32-bastion hill fort with the best mirror room in Marwar, run as a hotel but open to ask.
- Kumbhalgarh FortRajsamand, Rajasthan · FortsRana Kumbha's ridge-top fort with a 36 km wall, the birthplace of Maharana Pratap.
- LakshmangarhSikar, Rajasthan · FortsA fort on a rock above a gridded merchant town, with the biggest painted haveli in Shekhawati.
- Lohagarh FortBharatpur, Rajasthan · FortsThe mud fort that Lord Lake could not take. Cannon balls sank into it and stayed there.
- Mandalgarh FortBhilwara, Rajasthan · FortsA contested Mewar frontier fort above the meeting of three rivers, empty most days.
- Mehrangarh FortJodhpur, Rajasthan · FortsRao Jodha's 1459 fort on the rock above Jodhpur, with the best-run fort museum in the state.
- Nahargarh FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe ridge fort above Jaipur, built as a retreat in 1734. Go for sunset.
- Neemrana Fort PalaceKotputli-Behror, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA 1464 Chauhan hill palace restored as a heritage hotel, two hours from Delhi.
- Phalodi Fort and HavelisPhalodi, Rajasthan · FortsA salt town of red sandstone havelis round a plain 15th-century fort, the stop before Khichan.
- Ranthambore FortSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · FortsA 10th-century hill fort inside the tiger reserve. Free road in, hard climb, huge views.
- RatangarhChuru, Rajasthan · Villages & Hidden GemsAn 1820 walled junction town with a clock tower and a scatter of painted havelis.
- Salumbar and the Hadi Rani legendSalumbar, Rajasthan · FortsThe Chundawat seat of Mewar, and the town behind the story of Hadi Rani. A stop on the way to Jaisamand.
- Shahabad FortBaran, Rajasthan · FortsA 1521 hill fort on the Shivpuri road with a giant cannon and no crowds.
- Shergarh Fort, BaranBaran, Rajasthan · FortsAn old river fort in south Baran with an 8th-century inscription and no visitors.
- Shergarh Fort, DholpurDholpur, Rajasthan · FortsA ruined Sur-period fort on the Chambal ravines. Empty, silent, and thirty kilometres from anywhere.
- Siwana FortBalotra, Rajasthan · FortsA 10th-century granite hill fort that fell to Alauddin Khalji in 1308 and later hid the Rathores.
- Taragarh FortBundi, Rajasthan · FortsThe ruined star fort over Bundi. Steep, monkey-ridden, and the best view in town.
- Taragarh Fort, AjmerAjmer, Rajasthan · FortsThe ruined Chauhan hill fort above Ajmer, kept alive by the dargah of Miran Sahib.
- Tijara Fort PalaceKhairthal-Tijara, Rajasthan · FortsA 19th-century fort left unfinished for 150 years, now a hotel on the hill over Tijara.
- Timangarh FortKarauli, Rajasthan · FortsA huge ruined fort on the Karauli plateau, famous mostly for what was stolen from it.
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