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Camera location32° 06′ 00″ N, 76° 16′ 12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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English: Depiction of the ancient monuments destroyed in the earthquake
This is a photo of ASI monument number
N-HP-20.
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Author Ashish3724

The Kangra Fort was first mentioned in Alexander the Great's war records.It was built by the Katoch dynasty,which is considered to be the oldest surviving royal dynasty in the world and traces its origins to the ancient Trigarta Kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata epic. It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India.

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32°6'0"N, 76°16'12"E

17 March 2012

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