Daulatabad Fort
A hill fort with a moat cut from rock and a spiral tunnel defenders could fill with smoke, never taken by force.
- Where
- Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.9445, 75.2172
Get the Daulatabad Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Daulatabad 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is Daulatabad Fort?
Daulatabad Fort is in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tomb of Aurangzeb (7.2 km), Kailasa Temple, Ellora (9.7 km), Ellora Caves (10 km).
How do I get the Daulatabad Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Daulatabad Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Daulatabad Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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