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Ramnagar Fort




Ramnagar Fort is a historic fort located at Ramnagar in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir.

This impressive building was built by Raja Suchet Singh. The king died in 1844, and his wife performed sati near the fort. A larger platform was built on the place, where the queen performed sati and it is called Samadhi of Maharani.

The fort has beautiful pahari-style wall paintings. It is accessed by a narrow bridge over the moat. In 1972, the fort was taken over by Archaeological Survey of India and renovation.

The nearest airport and railway stations are the Jammu Airport and the Jammu Tawi Railway Station.



Updated on 15th March, 2015
District: Jammu
Location: Ramnagar
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