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Antur-fort

Type                                     Antur is a hill fort.     
Difficulty level                    Antur fort is hard to trek. 
Height                                  Antur is 2704 ft (824 mtrs) above sea level.     
Base village / District / Taluka -  Kannad / Aurangabad / Kannad, Maharashtra, India.

History of Antur Fort

The city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra is an intriguing one. There is fortification here, and there are additionally the caverns of Ajanta and Ellora close enough. There are some other great posts in the area as well. Take the Antur post for instance, which is about an hour from the city.
The Antur fortress is a fifteenth century development that stands on the goad of a slope. Interestingly, this post has not seen any fights in its numerous hundreds of years of presence. Anyway this does not take away anything from Antur.
This is one development that towers tall over the encompassing territories. The Antur post was named after a Maratha Chief who fabricated it. The post stayed in the ownership of his relatives for a century.
In the long run it passed on to the Mughal rulers like such a large number of different fortifications in India.In any case, amid most parts of sixteenth and seventeenth hundreds of years it stayed with the NizamShahi of Ahmednagar, as is confirm from the arrangement of stone engravings found inside the post.
A smaller than expected mosque inside the Antur post contains plaques written in Persian dialect. For example, one of these peruses "this lower divider was developed amid the rule and under the sponsorship of Burhan Nizam Shah.
An alternate express that "this curve was fabricated under requests from His Highness Malik Ambar". Then again, all these are former stories since these are dated 1035 Hijri, relating to 1619 AD.
Antur fortress is a medium measured slope post close Kannad, in District Aurangabad. It is around 60 km from Aurangabad. It can be gone by from Kannad and is worth a day's journey. It is a common mountain post with old stone fortresses, bulwarks, water tanks and so forth there are no cannon.
It is not possessed. One needs to convey sufficient nourishment and water for one day. No outdoors game plans exist.
Numerous rock cut water tanks and enormous lake on top show the period of fortress. Post is found anxious of Ajanta-satmala extend inside outskirts of Aurangabad and Jalgaon fringe.
At the base of reach closest towns are Gopewadi, Kaaldari and close towns associated by street transport are Belkheda and Dastapur. Reach there from Chalisgaon by means of Nagad intersection or From Soygaon through Banoti intersection. From top side Kholapur is closest town and Nagapur where ST transports are accessible to reach from Kannad and Sillod urban communities.

Time to reach the top
It takes around 1 hour from Kannad village.

Minimum Duration 
1 day.

Best time to visit the fort
Any time you can visit Antur fort.

Water Availability 
Yes, water is available on Antur fort.

Accommodation Availability
Yes, accommodation is available on the Antur fort in caves.

Places to visit on the Antur Fort 

water cisterns, mosque, fortifications, caves.

Lets find How to reach to Antur Fort

Way from Pune to Antur Fort

Pune to Antur By Bus
From Pune there are buses / Volvo buses available to Aurangabad, which is around 235 kms from Pune, there are many buses regularly playing between Pune to Aurangabad or Aurangabad to Pune, from Aurangabad station there are buses available Nagapur, from Nagapur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort.

Pune to Antur By Train
From Pune junction there is train available to Aurangabad railway station, which is 427 kms from Pune junction it takes 9 hrs from Pune to reach Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are buses available Nagapur, from Nagapur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort. 

Pune to Antur By Road
Route of Pune to Antur Fort 
Pune – Ranjangaon – Shirur - Ahmednagar – Ghodegaon – Solegaon – Aurangabad – Kannad – Nagapur – Antur Fort.

Way from Mumbai to Antur Fort

Mumbai to Antur By Bus
From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses, Volvo, local transport available to Aurangabad which is 370 kilometers from Mumbai; it takes to reach 6 hours from Mumbai to Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are buses available Nagapur, from Nagapur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort.

Mumbai to Antur By Train
From Mumbai junction there are trains available to Aurangabad railway station, which is 372 kms from Mumbai junction; it takes 7 hrs from Mumbai to reach Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are buses available Nagapur, from Nagapur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort. 

Mumbai to Antur By Road 
Route of Mumbai to Anturfort 
Mumbai – Asangaon – Nashik – Manmad – Aurangabad – Kannad – Nagapur – Antur Fort.

Places to visit nearby the Antur Fort

Gautala Wildlife sanctuary.
The territory is southern tropical dry deciduous woodland with blended shrubbery and fields. It houses a mixture of untamed life including chinkara (Gazellabennettii), nilgai (impala) (Boselaphustragocamelus), sloth bears (Melursusursinus), wilderness feline (Felischaus), wanderoo (Macacasilenus), panther feline (Prionailurusbengalensis), tan palm civet (Paradoxurusjerdoni), muntjac (woofing deer) (Muntiacusmuntjak), rabbit (Lepusnigricollis), panther, fox, jackal, bats, wild hog, ash langur (Semnopithecus entellus), wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) and dhole (wild puppy) (Cuonalpinus). 240 winged creature species have been seen in and around the sanctuary, among them are cranes, spoonbills, storks, ibis, pochards, peafowl, quail, partridges, and different types of wading flying creatures. Snakes incorporate the cobra (naja), normal krait (Bungaruscaeruleus), and rodent snake (Ptyasmucosus). Trees incorporate teak (Tectonagrandis), anjan (Hardwickiabinata), oil cake tree (Albiziaamara), sandalwood (Santalum collection), bel (Aeglemarmelos), awla (Phyllanthusemblica), bhallatak (Semecarpusanacardium), and moha (Madhucalongifolia).

Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a city in the Aurangabad locale of Maharashtra, India. Aurangabad ("Aurang City") is named after the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The city is a tourism centre point, encompassed by numerous verifiable landmarks, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and BibiKaMaqbara.
The regulatory central station of the Aurangabad Division or Marathwada locale, Aurangabad is nicknamed "City of Gates" and the solid vicinity of these can be felt as one drives through the city. As of late, Aurangabad has been proclaimed as Tourism Capital of Maharashtra.