Vanadurga Fort

Vanadurga Fort ವನದುರ್ಗ ಕೋಟೆ Wanadurga Fort
Village
Vanadurga Fort
Coordinates: 16°37′53.12″N 76°41′35.87″E / 16.6314222°N 76.6932972°E / 16.6314222; 76.6932972Coordinates: 16°37′53.12″N 76°41′35.87″E / 16.6314222°N 76.6932972°E / 16.6314222; 76.6932972
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir district
Government
• Type	Panchayat raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	585309
Telephone code	085XX
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-33
Website	karnataka.gov.in

Vanadurga Fort also spelled as Wanadurga Fort (Kannada: ವನದುರ್ಗ ಕೋಟೆ) it is said that this fort was surrounded by the forest in olden times; hence the name Vanadurga (Vana means forest and Durg means fort). The fort was built by shorapur dynasty the village lies in west to shahapur and north shorapur. In fact Wagangera was a power center in the pre-Nizam times. During Nizam rule, administration was shifted to Surpur. Present day Wagangera village is nestled between a large hill and a hillock. The main fort is on the large hill and the hillock also has fortifications which would have little more than a watch tower.^[1]

On both sides of the entrance gate, one finds a stone tablet with Sanskrit inscriptions of five lines in Devanagari script. The entrance is protected by a security complex with a curved path created by crescent shaped walls which was designed to confuse enemy soldiers entering the fort. Inside the fort the remains of the rooms of the guards and of the officers can be seen.^[2]

This fort lies in Vanadurga village of Shahapur taluk in Yadgir district of Karnataka state, India. The fort is also known as Wanadurga Fort.^[3] Vanadurga village is west to Shahapur and north to Shorapur.

See also[]

• Yadgir Fort
• Shahapur, Karnataka
• Bonal Bird Sanctuary
• Shorapur
• Yadgir
• Gulbarga

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