Gagangad is a fort situated in
Gaganbawada
Gaganbawada is a town situated in the district of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. It is located 55 km by road from Kankavali. It is one of the taluka headquarters in Kolhapur District.
History
Gaganbawada used to be called Bawada Mahal an ...
tehsil of
Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.
It is bordered by the Sangli district to the Nor ...
in
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It was built in 1190.
This fort is situated 55 km west of Kolhapur city. There's at below fort mahadev temple and gagangiri Maharaj math. This fort situated at very thick rain Forrest of Maharashtra's Western Ghats you can reach Fort by your vehicle and then you can walk for about 1 hour for reach the top of the fort.
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Forts in Kolhapur district
Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire