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Amer Fort

📍 Amber palace, Delhi road, Amer, 302001

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associated deity

Shila Devi (in the complex)

Verified 16 Sept 2026

construction year

From 1592 onward

Verified 16 Sept 2026

opening hours

Mo-Su 08:00-17:30

Verified 11 Sept 2026

phone

+91 141 253 0293

Verified 11 Sept 2026

website

http://www.amberfort.org/

Verified 11 Sept 2026

Story

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Historians say

Amer was abandoned as a capital because the hill site had grown cramped and short of water, which is the direct reason Jaipur exists at all.

Historians say

The Kachhwaha capital before Jaipur, on a hill above Maota Lake, developed from the late 16th century. Inscribed in 2013 as part of the serial World Heritage property 'Hill Forts of Rajasthan'.

Historians say

Included in the composite monuments ticket.

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