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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jaladurga
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Jaladurga.jpg
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| image_caption = Krishna river at Jaladurga
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raichur district]]
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| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08537
| registration_plate = KA-36
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
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'''Jaladurga''' is a fortified village in [[Raichur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]], about 20 km northeast of [[Lingsugur]] town. The [[Adil Shahi]] Kings of [[Bijapur]] built the fort.

== Jaladurga Fort Grand Canyon Of Raichur==

The [[Krishna River]] cascades down here and is known as the Jaladurga Falls.

This is a tourist destinations in this region.

Jaladurga has the unique island Fort on a hill, literally means in Kannada ''fort on water''.
it is 13 km from [[Lingsugur]], the [[Krishna river]] flows east side around the hill and
the approach from surrounding areas is difficult and ideal place for a Fort.{{fact|date=March 2018}} There were seven gates.
Actually there are no particular record to prove that the fort was once a stronghold of the [[Adilshahi]]s of [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]].{{clarify|date=March 2018}}
The fort is in ruined status. on the top of the fort once had a palace and a cellar.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/32516/content/217419/no-entry-rules.html
|title=Crumbling fortress of Lingsugur
|access-date=2013-04-26
}}</ref> There are a few tombs of the kings, no identification, there is Sangameshwara Matha, temple of Yellamma. The sides of the river Krishna is not sandy, it is full of smooth boulders and it is called as ''Mandhana Maduvu''. At Jaladurga there is a small stone inscription written in [[Urdu]] and [[Devanagari]] script. Quilla is at one side, which used to watch enemies track. Also for punishment and all there was burza, which was in ruined nature. To go to Jajadurga, people will use Halabhavi route.{{fact|date=March 2018}}

== Mythology ==
According to local belief, there is a box like stone hidden in the river, which contain a lakh of the verses of the great saint [[Basavanna]] and are hidden secret from the rest of the world.

== Jaladurga forest ==
There is a view point built by the forest department, it is under the Jaladurga reserve forest, the forest is home to wildlife,
such as the fox, hyena, hare and mongoose.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Forts in Karnataka}}
{{Hydrology of Karnataka|state=expanded}}

{{Raichur district}}

[[Category:Waterfalls of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Forts in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Raichur district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Raichur district]]

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