Gingee Fort, Tiruvannamalai

Name: Gingee Fort
Address: Tiruvannamalai, India

#2 among attractions in Tiruvannamalai

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Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres from the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the Union Territory of Puducherry. The site is so fortified that Chhatrapati Shivaji, the Maratha king, ranked it as the "most impregnable fortress in India", and it was called the "Troy of the East" by the British. The nearest town with a railway station is Tindivanam and the nearest airport is Chennai, located 150 kilometres away. ()

Local name: जिंजी दुर्ग Coordinates: 12°15'50"N, 79°2'40"E

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Gingee Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Annamalaiyar Temple, Tirumalai, Arahanthgiri Jain Math, Arunai engineering college.

2.7 miSE
Temple
Annamalaiyar Temple, Tiruvannamalai
69 min walk • Arunachalesvara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at the base of Arunachala hill in the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India.
3.5 miSE
Temple
Tirumalai, Tiruvannamalai
89 min walk • Tirumalai lit. "the holy mountain"; also later Arhasugiri, lit. "the excellent mountain of the Arha "; Tamil Engunavirai-Tirumalai, lit. "the holy mountain of the Arhar" is a Jain temple and cave complex dating from at least the 9th century that is located northwest of Polur in Tamil Nadu, southeast India.
3.5 miSE
Temple
Arahanthgiri Jain Math, Tiruvannamalai
89 min walk • Arahanthgiri Jain Math is a Jain Matha that established near Tirumalai in August, 1998. The Math is headed by Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi.
5.6 miSE
Universities and schools
Arunai engineering college, Tiruvannamalai
142 min walk • Arunai Engineering College is a private college located in Thiruvannaamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. AEC was founded in 1993 by Thiru E. V. Velu, on behalf of the Saraswathi Ammal Educational Trust.

Gingee Fort, Tiruvannamalai

Facts and practical information

Gingee Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Annamalaiyar Temple, Tiruvannamalai

Tirumalai, Tiruvannamalai

Arahanthgiri Jain Math, Tiruvannamalai

Arunai engineering college, Tiruvannamalai