Gavilgad-Fort
- Name of the Fort:
- Gavilgad
About Fort
- Height of the fort:
- 1100 ft
- Base Village:
- Chikhaldara
- Description:
- Gavilagada cikhaladarya near the fort , is Melghat Tiger prakalpamadhe . There is a forest of bhavati . 12 th / 13 th century , built the fort after the baladhya gondani gavalyanni . The fort is gavilagada Vidarbh Bhushan . Fort Hill is a taluka in Chikhaldara gavilagadaca kind of Amravati district .There are pahanyasarakhya nijamakalina graven image . There are 2 lakes . Generally, there are still 10 sabuta gun tender conditions . Horses , elephants , etc. sculpture and Hindustani , Urdu , Arabic text appears in the language of the cannons .
- History:
- In the Mahabharata, Bhima kicaka be killed by his battle with a monster here , and he cast into the side of the valley is noted . Kicakaci valley is kicakadara . This is a corruption of the word Chikhaldara kicakadara . CE Marathi- English fort on the second battle was a crucial battle in 1803 . British forces defeated the Marathas was critical of Arthur velasli .