Kangla Fort
The seat of the Meitei kings for two thousand years, returned by the army to the state in 2004.
- Where
- Imphal, Manipur, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.8080, 93.9390
Get the Kangla Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kangla 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 Manipur volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kangla Fort
Ima Keithel 0.2 km
A market of five thousand stalls run entirely by women, in some form for five centuries.
Manipur State Museum 0.4 km
Royal boats, textiles and the polo origin story.
Shree Govindajee Temple 1.5 km
The royal temple of Manipur beside the palace, twin gold domes, rebuilt after an earthquake.
Andro Village 12 km
Pottery made without a wheel.
Imphal Peace Museum 17 km
Built at Red Hill where the Japanese advance stopped in 1944, with money from Japan.
Khongjom War Memorial 20 km
The last stand of the Anglo Manipur war.
Loktak Lake 33 km
The largest freshwater lake in the northeast, covered in floating islands of matted vegetation people live and fish on.
Sendra Island 35 km
A hill in the middle of Loktak's floating islands.
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Questions
Where is Kangla Fort?
Kangla Fort is in Imphal, Manipur. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ima Keithel (0.2 km), Manipur State Museum (0.4 km), Shree Govindajee Temple (1.5 km).
How do I get the Kangla Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kangla Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Manipur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kangla Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Manipur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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