Junagarh Fort
Built on flat ground rather than a hill and never taken anyway, its interiors lacquered and gilded room by room.
- Where
- Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.0229, 73.3187
Get the Junagarh Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Junagarh 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 Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Junagarh Fort
Karni Mata Temple 1.4 km
Twenty thousand rats, and one white one to find.
Nagaur 100 km
A twelfth-century fort in the middle of the Thar, restored room by room, and a cattle fair every February that fills the sand for miles.
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary 112 km
A flat saline grassland where blackbuck run in hundreds and harriers roost through the winter.
Khimsar Dunes 118 km
A pocket of dunes between Jodhpur and Bikaner, quieter than Sam and reached across a dry riverbed.
Osian Temples 150 km
Eighth century Hindu and Jain temples on the edge of the Thar, the oldest surviving group in Rajasthan.
Fatehpur Shekhawati 162 km
Frescoes a French artist spent her life restoring.
Mandawa 179 km
Painted havelis on every street in the Shekhawati.
Mandore Gardens 188 km
Rathore cenotaphs built like temples.
More famous places to visit in Rajasthan
Questions
Where is Junagarh Fort?
Junagarh Fort is in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Karni Mata Temple (1.4 km), Nagaur (100 km), Tal Chhapar Sanctuary (112 km).
How do I get the Junagarh Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Junagarh Fort 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 Junagarh Fort 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.