Bala Quila
Five kilometres of wall on a ridge over the city.
- Where
- Alwar, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.5746, 76.5877
Get the Bala Quila stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bala Quila. 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 Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bala Quila
Siliserh Lake Palace 18 km
A hunting lodge on a lake in the Aravallis.
Sariska Tiger Reserve 29 km
Tigers reintroduced after they were all lost.
Neemrana Baoli 50 km
Nine storeys sunk into the ground beside the Delhi Jaipur road, unrestored and largely unvisited.
Neemrana Fort 51 km
Built in 1464 on a hillside in twelve tiers, left to fall down, and restored room by room from the eighties.
Bhangarh Fort 61 km
A seventeenth century town abandoned entirely, and the only monument in India the survey closes at sunset.
Chand Baori 63 km
Thirty five hundred steps in thirteen storeys descending twenty metres, one of the deepest stepwells in India.
Nuh Nalhar Temple 65 km
At the foot of the Aravallis, reached by a long stair.
Mehandipur Balaji Temple 73 km
A Hanuman temple in Dausa district known for its healing rites, and busy with people who have travelled a long way for them.
More state heritage sites in Rajasthan
Questions
Where is Bala Quila?
Bala Quila is in Alwar, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Siliserh Lake Palace (18 km), Sariska Tiger Reserve (29 km), Neemrana Baoli (50 km).
How do I get the Bala Quila stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bala Quila and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bala Quila before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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