Tughlaqabad Fort

Tughlaqabad Fort
Part of Delhi
Delhi, India
Panoramic view of the massive bastions of Tughluqabad Fort
Type	Ruined Fort
Site information
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built	14th century
Built by	Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Materials	Granite Stones and lime mortar

Tughluqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, India. It was constructed by Ghiyasuddin Tughluq, the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate in 1321 as he established the third historic city of Delhi, but it was later abandoned in 1327. The fort lends its name to the nearby Tughluqabad residential-commercial area as well as the Tughluqabad Institutional Area. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq also built the Qutub-Badarpur Road, which connected the new city to the Grand Trunk Road. The road is now known as Mehrauli-Badarpur Road.^[1] The entry fee for the Fort is Rs. 20 for Indians.^[2] Also, nearby is Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range and Okhla Industrial Area.

Surroundings are an important biodiversity area within the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor stretching from Sariska Tiger Reserve to Delhi. Historical places around the sanctuary are Badkhal Lake, 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast, the tenth century ancient Surajkund reservoir and Anangpur Dam, Damdama Lake, Tughlaqabad Fort and Adilabad ruins (both in Delhi).^[3] It is contiguous to the seasonal waterfalls in Pali-Dhuaj-Kot villages of Faridabad,^[4] the sacred Mangar Bani and the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. There are several dozen lakes formed in the abandoned open pit mines in the forested hilly area of Delhi Ridge.