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|name = Kunjargad<br />
|native_name = कुंजारगड/कोम्बडगड<br />
|partof = Balaghat Hill Range<br />
|location = [[Ahmednagar 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|23|32.5|N|73|51|43.2|E}}<br />
|materials = Stone<br />
|height = 4200 Ft<br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruined <br />
|ownership = Government<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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'''Kunjargad Fort/ Kombad Fort ''' ({{lang-mr| कुंजारगड/कोम्बडगड }}) is a fort located {{convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}}from [[Kalyan]] via Khireshwar. The fort is in Akole taluka in [[Ahmednagar district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. The name of the fort is derived from the word “Kunj” meaning elephant in [[Sanskrit]] due to its similarity with an [[elephant]].<ref name="trekshitiz">{{cite web |last1=trekshitiz |title=Kunjargad |url=http://trekshitiz.com/marathi/Kunjargad(Kombadgad)-Trek-K-Alpha.html |website=www.trekshitiz.com |publisher=trekshitiz |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Not much history of the fort is known. Shivaji halted on this fort in 1670.<ref name="Forttrekkers">{{cite web |last1=Joshi |first1=Sandesh |last2=Jadhav |first2=Abhijit |title=Kunjargad |url=https://www.forttrekkers.com/kunjargad-fort-ahamadnagar.html |website=www.forttrekkers.com |publisher=forttrekkers |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> <br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of forts in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Ahmednagar district]]<br />
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