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POWANGHUR

Volume 18 · 68 words · 1842 Edition

a celebrated hill-fort of Hindustan, province of Gujerat. It rises nearly perpendicular to the immense height of six hundred yards, and is inaccessible except on the north side, which is fortified with fine walls. A small rock rises on the summit, on which stands a Hindu temple. It was taken by the British, after a very slight resistance, in 1803. Long. 73° 39'. E. Lat. 22° 31' N.