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- Champaner Pavagadh
Champaner-Pavagadh
Archaeological Park, a
UNESCO World Heritage
Site, is located in Panchmahal
district in Gujarat, India. It is located around the historical city
of Champaner, a city which was built by
Sultan Mahmud Begada of
Gujarat. The heritage site is studded with forts with bastions starting from
the hills of Pavagadh, and
extending into the city of Champaner. The park's landscape includes
archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage monuments such as chalcolithic sites, a hill fortress
of an early Hindu capital, and remains of the
16th-century capital of the state of Gujarat. There are palaces, entrance gates
and arches, mosques, tombs and temples, residential complexes, agricultural
structures and water installations such as stepwells and tanks, dating from the 8th to the 14th
centuries. The Kalika
Mata Temple, located on top of the 800 metres (2,600 ft)
high Pavagadh Hill, is an important Hindu shrine in the region, attracting large numbers of
pilgrims throughout the year. The transition between Hindu and Muslim culture and architecture in
the late 15th to early 16th century is documented in the park, particularly the
early Islamic and pre-Mughal city
that has remained without any change. It was inscribed by UNESCO as a
World Heritage Site in 2004.There are eleven
different types of buildings at Champaner-Pavagadh, including mosques, temples,
granaries, tombs, wells, walls, and terraces. The monuments are situated
at the foot of and around the Pavagadh hill. The Heritage
Trust of Baroda lists 114
monuments in the area, of which only 39 monuments are maintained by the
Archaeological Survey of India, due to limited funding.The Forest
Department owns 94% of the land here, while the temple trusts and other
sectarian establishments provide facilities for boarding and lodging to the
pilgrims and tourists. On the southern side near the foot of the hill some
dilapidated houses and the foundations of Jain temples can also be seen.
Champaner-Pavagadh
Archaeological Park, a
UNESCO World Heritage
Site, is located in Panchmahal
district in Gujarat, India. It is located around the historical city
of Champaner, a city which was built by
Sultan Mahmud Begada of
Gujarat. The heritage site is studded with forts with bastions starting from
the hills of Pavagadh, and
extending into the city of Champaner. The park's landscape includes
archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage monuments such as chalcolithic sites, a hill fortress
of an early Hindu capital, and remains of the
16th-century capital of the state of Gujarat. There are palaces, entrance gates
and arches, mosques, tombs and temples, residential complexes, agricultural
structures and water installations such as stepwells and tanks, dating from the 8th to the 14th
centuries. The Kalika
Mata Temple, located on top of the 800 metres (2,600 ft)
high Pavagadh Hill, is an important Hindu shrine in the region, attracting large numbers of
pilgrims throughout the year. The transition between Hindu and Muslim culture and architecture in
the late 15th to early 16th century is documented in the park, particularly the
early Islamic and pre-Mughal city
that has remained without any change. It was inscribed by UNESCO as a
World Heritage Site in 2004.There are eleven
different types of buildings at Champaner-Pavagadh, including mosques, temples,
granaries, tombs, wells, walls, and terraces. The monuments are situated
at the foot of and around the Pavagadh hill. The Heritage
Trust of Baroda lists 114
monuments in the area, of which only 39 monuments are maintained by the
Archaeological Survey of India, due to limited funding.The Forest
Department owns 94% of the land here, while the temple trusts and other
sectarian establishments provide facilities for boarding and lodging to the
pilgrims and tourists. On the southern side near the foot of the hill some
dilapidated houses and the foundations of Jain temples can also be seen.
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