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This huge fort with its ramparts stretching 5 km form north to south and
1.6 km from east to west, stands 304 metres above the city and 595 metres
above the sea level. Constructed before the rise of the Mughal empire.
Babar had spent a night at this for and took away the hidden treasures to
gift to his son, Humayun. Akbar’s son , Jahangir had also stayed here
for some time during his exile. The place where he stayed is called salim
mahal. The for was finally annexed by maharaja Pratap singh in 1775 A.D.
It is a forbidding structure with 15 large and 51 small towers and 446
openings for musketry, along with 8 huge towers encompassing it. The fort
has several gates-jai pole, Suraj pole, Laxman Pole, Chand Pole, Kishan
Pole and Andheri Gate. Also there are remains of Jal Mahal, Nikumbh Mahal,
Salim Sagar, Suraj Kund and many temples
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The 765.80 sq. km. thickly wooded reserve cradled in the picturesque
valley of the Aravalis. Established in 1955, it is an excellent tiger
sancturary under the Project Tiger. The dry decidous forests of the
Reserve are noted for their population of tiger, nilgai, sambhar, cheetal,
four horned antelope and wild boar.
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