Uparkot Fort

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Uparkot Fort is an ancient hilltop fortress in Junagadh, Gujarat, India, renowned for its long history of sieges, rock-cut Buddhist caves, and stepwells.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
fortress
tourist attraction
country India
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India
hasFeature Adi Kadi Vav stepwell
Buddhist cave complex
Adi Kadi Vav stepwell
surface form: Navghan Kuvo stepwell

ancient gateways
bastions
canon emplacements
deep moat
fortification walls
gates
granaries
mosque
palace ruins
rock-cut Buddhist caves
stepwells
water cisterns
hasHistoricalPeriod Chudasama dynasty period
Gupta Empire
surface form: Gupta period

Maurya Empire
surface form: Maurya period

Mughal period
Sultanate period
hasView Girnar
surface form: Girnar hills

Junagadh
surface form: Junagadh city
heritageDesignation Monument of National Importance in India
heritageStatus protected monument
knownFor long history of sieges
rock-cut Buddhist caves
stepwells
strategic hilltop location
locatedIn Gujarat
Junagadh
Junagadh
surface form: Junagadh district

Kathiawar Peninsula
Saurashtra State
surface form: Saurashtra
locatedOn hilltop
material lime mortar
stone
nearestCity Junagadh
region western India
state Gujarat
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usedFor administrative center
military defense
royal residence

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Junagadh hasFort Uparkot Fort
Junagadh knownFor Uparkot Fort
Junagadh hasHeritageSite Uparkot Fort
Junagadh hasTouristAttraction Uparkot Fort
Girnar Jain temples nearbyAttraction Uparkot Fort
this entity surface form: Uparkot Fort in Junagadh
Mahabat Maqbara near Uparkot Fort
Buddhist caves of Junagadh near Uparkot Fort
Junagadh State hasLandmark Uparkot Fort
this entity surface form: Uparkot Fort (in capital Junagadh)