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| name = Gurramkonda Fort<br />
| native_name = گرمکنڈہ قلعه - గుర్రంకొండ కోట<br />
| location = Gurramkonda<br />
| country = India<br />
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| caption = Gurramkonda Fort<br />
| type = Fort<br />
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| ownership = Archaeological Survey of India Chittoor <br />
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'''Gurramkonda fort''' is Hill fort in erstwhile [[Chittoor district]] now [[Annamayya district]] of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in the village [[Gurramkonda]], the mandal headquarters. It is considered one of the oldest forts in the district.<br />
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According to sources this fort was built during [[Vijayanagara Empire]] and later it came in control of Abdul Khan, the Nawab of Kadapa, in the year 1714 CE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/chittoor_mangapuram.html/|title=Archaeological Survey of India, Chittoor|website=Asihyd.ap.nic.in|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520032151/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/chittoor_mangapuram.html|archive-date=20 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Brackenbury2000">{{cite book|author=C. F. Brackenbury|title=District Gazetteer, Cuddapah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEruAaDaOZ8C&pg=PA41|accessdate=20 October 2018|year=2000|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-1482-6|page=41}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
There is a strong fort on the hill. It was built by Vijaya Nagar Empire kings in 14th CE.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEruAaDaOZ8C&dq=Nawab+Abdul+nabi+khan%2F&pg=PA41|page=41|title=District Gazetteer, Cuddapah|first=C. F.|last=Brackenbury|date=20 October 2018|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120614826|via=Google Books}}</ref> Even today, it is worthy of visit and mentioning. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/64957/7/07_chapter%202.pdf/|title=Shodhganga chapter |website=Shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kadapa.info/history-of-kadapa-ysr-district/|title=HISTORY OF KADAPA (YSR) DISTRICT |website=English.kadapa.info}}</ref><br />
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==Places to visit==<br />
# Rangin Mahal Gurramkonda .<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Heavy-downpour-unearths-ancient-structure-in-Gurramkonda-fort-in-Andhra-Pradesh/articleshow/50013299.cms/ |title=Heavy downpour unearths ancient structure in Gurramkonda fort in Andhra Pradesh - the Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204135202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Heavy-downpour-unearths-ancient-structure-in-Gurramkonda-fort-in-Andhra-Pradesh/articleshow/50013299.cms |archive-date=2015-12-04 }}</ref><ref>[https://bestofbijapur.in/]</ref><br />
# Ananta Padmanabha Temple <br />
# Water pond on the peak of the hill.<br />
#Syed shah Durgah<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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GURRAM KONDA FORT^ KADAPA AP - panoramio.jpg|Gurramkonda Hill fort<br />
Rangin Mahal.jpg|Rangin Mahal<br />
View of Gurramkonda.jpg|Painting of Gurramkonda fort (British Library)<br />
Gurramkonda fort plan.jpg|Plan for the Gurramkonda fort gate (British Library)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170828000516/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/chittoor.html Archaeological Survey of India, Chittoor District]<br />
* [https://templesinindiainfo.com/gurram-konda-fort/ Gurramkonda fort] on Temples in India info<br />
* [https://cbkwgl.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/the-mayana-nawabs-of-cuddappah/ Mayana Nawabs of Kadapa]<br />
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{{Forts in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Forts in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Chittoor district]]</div>Bot