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Jamalabad Fort
The Jamalabad fort is the fort which was built by Tipu Sultan in 1794. The fort was built on the granite hill. The fort is around 8 km away from the Beltangadi town and 65 km away from the Mangalore. The fort name was due the Tipu Sultan mother. The name of the Tipu Sultan's mother was Jmalabee. The height of the fort is around 1788 feet above sea level. This Narsimha Ghada was another name of the fort. After Tipu Sultan the fort was captured by British in 1799.
Points of Attraction:
The fort was totally built on one old structure. There is only one way to reach on the top of the fort and is through narrow path. There are total 1876 steps to the fort. To stop the well armed group of soldier was the main aim of this construction. There is one tank on the top of the fort. Also there is one microwave repeater station on the top of fort. Right now the condition of the fort is bad. There are only the remains of the fort. There is no temple on the top of the fort. How to reach there:
There is no facility of water on the top of the fort. There is only one room on hill. The nearest town to this fort is Beltangadi. Medical and communication facilities are available here that is in this Beltangadi village. The fort is not a tourist place but it is good trekking place.
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