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{{short description|Fort situated in Mani Majra town of Chandigarh city}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox military installation
|name = Manimajra Fort

|image = Mani Majra Fort, North side view Chandigarh, India 03.JPG
|caption = Manimajra Fort,East side view
|partof =
|location = [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]
|map_type = India Punjab
|map_size =
|map_caption = India
|type = [[fort]]
|coordinates = {{Coord|30|42|52|N|76|50|14|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|code =
|built =
|builder = Ghareeb Das
|materials = [[Nanak Shahi bricks]]
|height =
|used =
|demolished =
|condition = Deteriorating
|open_to_public = No
|controlledby = [[Meharwal Khewaji Trust]]
|garrison =
|current_commander =
|commanders =
|occupants =
|battles =
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}}
'''Manimajra Fort''', is a fort situated in [[Mani Majra]], [[Chandigarh]] (city of Indian Union).
<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vg89BAAAQBAJ&q=Burail+fort&pg=PT96 |title = First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur|isbn = 9789381398395|last1 = Dhillon|first1 = Harish|date = May 2013}}</ref> It is over 360 years old Fort and became more popular with the shooting of the Oscar-winning movie [[Zero Dark Thirty]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/|title=Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express}}</ref>

==History==
As per [[Mahan Kosh]], popularly known as Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Mani Majra was a town of (then) Ambala district of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], which was conquered in 1821 by a local zamindar{{typo help inline|reason=similar to zemindar|date=November 2019}} [[Ghareeb Dass]] along with 84 other villages and turned into the capital of his newly created State. The State was last ruled by Bhagwan Singh of the clan of [[Ghareeb Dass]]. As Bhagwan Singh was childless, the Government took control of the property of this fort.<ref>{{cite book | title=ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼ | publisher=ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ , ਪੰਜਾਬ | author=ਭਾਈ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਾਭਾ | year=1999 | location=ਪਟਿਆਲਾ | pages=951}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjabipedia.org/topic.aspx?txt=%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B0%20%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%98,%20%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BE|title=ਅਮਰ%20ਸਿੰਘ, ਰਾਜਾ|trans-title=Amar Singh, Raja|language=Punjabi|date=11 March 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref>

==Ownership==
Presently the property is owned by [[Meharwal Khewaji Trust]] along with other related properties. The ownership of this property is under controversy and the case is under trail in the court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/|title=Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.punjabitribuneonline.com/news/archive/features/%E0%A9%9E%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%AE-%E0%A8%B6%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%96%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%82%E0%A9%B0-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%AE-781832 |title=ਫ਼ਰੀਦਕੋਟ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜੇ ਦੀ ਜਨਮ ਸ਼ਤਾਬਦੀ ਦੇਵੇਗੀ ਲੋਕਪੱਖੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਜੈਕਟ ਨੂੰ ਜਨਮ |newspaper=The Tribune India |lang=pa |trans-title=The birth centenary of the Maharaja of Faridkot will give birth to a popular project |date=27 January 2015 |access-date= 25 February 2022}}</ref>

==Present condition==
The present condition of the fort is not good and it is deteriorating day by day. The premises is being used as a playground or for parking vehicles by people living in the adjoining area. The walls are decaying and weed growth is visible on the walls (see pics in Gallery).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/|title=Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Mani Majra Fort,east side view Chandigarh, India 02.JPG|North East side view
File:Mani Majra Fort, west side view Chandigarh, India 04.JPG|West side view
File:Mani Majra Fort, Chandigarh, India 01.JPG|Deteriorating Building of fort
File:Mani Majra Fort, ruined courtyard view, Chandigarh, India 05.JPG| Ruins of courtyard
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Chandigarh]]
[[Category:Forts in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chandigarh]]
[[Category:History of Chandigarh]]

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