Kumbhalgarh Fort sits in the Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan, India, built in the fifteenth century under Rana Kumbha of the Mewar kingdom as a stronghold and refuge for the Mewar rulers. Its massive perimeter wall, following the contours of the hills for many kilometers, is often described as the second-longest continuous wall in the world after the Great Wall of China, and the fort's elevated, defensible position allowed it to be captured only once in its history, through treachery involving its water supply rather than direct assault. Within its walls the fort complex includes palaces, temples and step-wells built up over succeeding generations of Mewar rule. UNESCO inscribed it in 2013 as part of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan World Heritage Site.
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Rana Kumbha's 15th-century Mewar fortress, its perimeter wall among the longest continuous walls in the world, a further UNESCO Hill Forts of Rajasthan example of Rajput architecture.
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