Kankwadi

Kankwadi
village
Kankwari Fort in the middle of Sariska Tiger Reserve.
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kankwadi or Kankwari is the site of Kankwadi fort and village, located in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district.

The fort was founded by Jai Singh I as a famine work.^[1] In the 17th century, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb briefly imprisoned his brother Dara Shikoh in the struggle for the succession of the Mughal throne.

The village was evicted in 2009,^[2] but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism.^[3] As of August 2016, only three families reside in the village below the fort, but their migration is in progress by the government.

The fort remains open from October to July end throughout the year and anyone can visit it after renting a Safari Jeep from the Forest Office.

References

Forts in Rajasthan

Achalgarh Alwar fort Amer Fort Bhainsrorgarh Bijai Garh Chittorgarh Fort Gagron Fort Jaigarh Fort Jaisalmer Fort Jalore Fort Junagarh Fort Kankwadi Khandar Fort Kuchaman City Kumbhalgarh Lohagarh Fort Mehrangarh Fort Nahargarh Fort Neemrana Fort Ranthambore Fort Siwana Taragarh Fort Timan Garh

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