Salimgarh Fort
Built in 1546 by Sher Shah Suri's son, on what was then an island in the Yamuna.
- Where
- Old Delhi, Delhi, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.6610, 77.2400
Get the Salimgarh Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Salimgarh Fort. 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 Delhi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Salimgarh Fort
Zafar Mahal 0.4 km
The last Mughal palace, and the grave that was never filled.
Nigambodh Ghat 0.5 km
The oldest cremation ground on the Yamuna.
Red Fort 0.5 km
The seat of Mughal power for two centuries, and the wall India's independence is announced from every August.
Chandni Chowk 0.8 km
A market laid out in the seventeenth century by Shah Jahan's daughter, still selling silver, spices and wedding cloth.
Old Yamuna Bridge 0.9 km
Lohe ka Pul, built across the Yamuna between 1863 and 1866, and carrying trains still.
Old Delhi 1.0 km
Shahjahanabad, the walled capital Shah Jahan built in 1648, which Delhi never stopped living in.
St James' Church, Delhi 1.0 km
Built by James Skinner of the yellow-coated horse, in thanks for surviving a battlefield.
Jama Masjid 1.3 km
Shah Jahan's last great commission, a courtyard that holds twenty five thousand people and a view over the old city.
More national monuments in Delhi
Questions
Where is Salimgarh Fort?
Salimgarh Fort is in Old Delhi, Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Zafar Mahal (0.4 km), Nigambodh Ghat (0.5 km), Red Fort (0.5 km).
How do I get the Salimgarh Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Salimgarh Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Delhi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Salimgarh Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Delhi 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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