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{{Infobox military installation<br />
|name = Ghargad Fort<br />
|native_name = घरगड किल्ला <br />
|partof = Amboli Hill Range (Nashik)<br />
|location = [[Nashik district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|image = <br />
|caption = <br />
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|type = Hill fort<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|19|53|05.5|N|73|38|29.5|E}}<br />
|materials = Stone<br />
|height = 3156 Ft.<br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruins <br />
|ownership = Government of India<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby = {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (<small>1739-1818</small>)<br />{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}<br />
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (<small>1818-1857</small>)<br />
* {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Raj]] (<small>1857-1947</small>)<br />
{{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ghargad Fort ''' / '''Gadgada Fort''' ( {{lang-mr|घरगड किल्ला}} ) is a fort located 145&nbsp;km from [[Mumbai]], in [[Nashik district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is less visited fort in Nashik district. This fort is quiet difficult to climb.<br />
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==History==<br />
Much less history about this fort is known. This fort surrendered to British immediately after the fall of the [[Trymbakgad]].Captain Briggs captured this fort in 1818. This fort was under the control of British, till the Indian independence.<ref>https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#GhargadFort</ref><br />
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==How to reach==<br />
The nearest town is [[Ghoti]] which is 129&nbsp;km from [[Mumbai]]. The base village of the fort is Gadgad Sangvi which is 16&nbsp;km from Ghoti. There are good hotels at Ghoti. The trekking path starts from the hillock north of the base village. The route is narrow and covered with bushes. There are no trees on the trekking route. It takes about an hour to reach the entrance gate of the fort.<br />
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==Places to see==<br />
There are two gates on the main entrance path of the fort. There is a rock-cut water cistern and a cave on the fort. It takes about an hour to visit all places on the fort.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Gadgada_(Ghargad)-Trek-G-Alpha.html |title=Gadgada (Ghargad), Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra |website=trekshitiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828165219/http://www.trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Gadgada_(Ghargad)-Trek-G-Alpha.html |archive-date=2012-08-28}}</ref><br />
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{{coord|19|53|05.5|N|73|38|29.5|E|display=title}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of forts in India]]<br />
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br />
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]<br />
* [[Maratha Army]]<br />
* [[East India Company]]<br />
* [[Military history of India]]<br />
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
{{MarathaEmpire}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]</div>Bot