Cellular Jail
Seven wings of solitary cells built to hold Indian political prisoners, three of the seven still standing.
- Where
- Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.6750, 92.7480
Get the Cellular Jail stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cellular Jail. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cellular Jail
North Bay Island 1.5 km
Coral and the lighthouse from the twenty rupee note.
Ross Island 1.6 km
The British administrative headquarters until a 1941 earthquake, now a ruin being pulled apart by banyan roots.
Viper Island 5.3 km
A small island four kilometres west of Port Blair.
Mount Harriet 5.8 km
Highest point on South Andaman, on the old ten rupee note.
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park 15 km
Coral and mangrove round the Ritchie's Archipelago, reached only by boat.
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park 15 km
Fifteen islands and the reef between them off Wandoor, seen through a glass-bottomed boat.
South Andaman Island 16 km
The southernmost of the Great Andamans, where most of the islands' people live.
Chidiya Tapu 20 km
Sunset point and the last road south on the main island.
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Questions
Where is Cellular Jail?
Cellular Jail is in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are North Bay Island (1.5 km), Ross Island (1.6 km), Viper Island (5.3 km).
How do I get the Cellular Jail stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cellular Jail and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cellular Jail before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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