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A series of very beautiful sites located on rocky outcrops of the Aravallis mountain range in Rajasthan .They represent a typology of Rajput military hill architecture, a style characterized by its mountain peak settings,utilizing the defensive properties of the terrain.These hill forts in Rajasthan represent Rajput Military stronghols across a vast range of geographical and cultural zones.It represents number of hill forts and is said to express the development of Rajput defensive architecture.Examples of Rajput military architecture.Rajput forts are well known for their defensive architecture.They enclose large territories and even complete villages in walled compounds.The property consists of Chittorgarh Fort, Gagron Fort,Amber Fort,Jaisalmer fort which is my personal favourite as it is very very beautiful and worth watching.Some of these forts have defensive fortification wall up to 20 km long,still surviving urban centres and still in use water harvesting mechanism.
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