Pratapgad Fort
Where Shivaji met Afzal Khan in 1659 and left alone, on a spur above the Konkan with the sea visible below.
- Where
- Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.9360, 73.5790
Get the Pratapgad Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pratapgad 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.
Near Pratapgad Fort
Mahabaleshwar 8.4 km
The Bombay Presidency's summer capital at thirteen hundred metres, source of the Krishna, and strawberries since the fifties.
Venna Lake 9.1 km
A lake dug by a Satara raja in 1842 at Mahabaleshwar, with boats and horses round it.
Varandha Ghat 22 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Dhom Dam 23 km
An earth and gravity dam on the Krishna near Wai.
Panchgani 26 km
Five hills above the Krishna valley, with a flat volcanic tableland said to be the second largest in Asia.
Madhe Ghat 29 km
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
Vasota Fort 33 km
A fort in Satara district, called Vyaghragad, which means the tiger fort.
Mandhardevi Kalubai temple 34 km
A hill shrine above Wai at 4,650 feet, looking across at Pandavgad and Purandar.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Pratapgad Fort?
Pratapgad Fort is in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mahabaleshwar (8.4 km), Venna Lake (9.1 km), Varandha Ghat (22 km).
How do I get the Pratapgad Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pratapgad 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 Pratapgad 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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