Champaner Pavagadh
A sixteenth century capital abandoned almost as soon as it was finished, left standing complete and empty.
- Where
- Champaner, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 22.4833, 73.5331
Get the Champaner Pavagadh stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Champaner Pavagadh. 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 Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Champaner Pavagadh
Pavagadh 3.0 km
A hill above Champaner, climbed for the Mahakali temple at the top.
Laxmi Vilas Palace 41 km
Four times the floor area of Buckingham Palace, built in 1890, and still lived in by the Gaekwad family.
Galteshwar Temple 43 km
A twelfth century Shiva temple where the Galati meets the Mahi, octagonal inside.
Statue of Unity 74 km
The tallest statue in the world at a hundred and eighty two metres, of Sardar Patel, looking at the Narmada dam.
Sardar Sarovar Dam 76 km
The dam on the Narmada at Kevadia, whose foundation Nehru laid in 1961 and which took decades of argument to finish.
Kadia Dungar Caves 94 km
Seven Buddhist caves in Bharuch with a stupa and a stone lion on the hill above.
Jami Mosque, Khambhat 96 km
A mosque of 1325 at Cambay built from the stones of Hindu and Jain temples, and not hiding it.
Kankaria Lake 112 km
A polygonal lake dug in 1451 with an island garden in the middle, and steps all the way round.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Gujarat
Questions
Where is Champaner Pavagadh?
Champaner Pavagadh is in Champaner, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pavagadh (3.0 km), Laxmi Vilas Palace (41 km), Galteshwar Temple (43 km).
How do I get the Champaner Pavagadh stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Champaner Pavagadh and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Champaner Pavagadh before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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