Kos Minar Palwal - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Man-made Structures- Other

Old Ruins

About Kos Minar Palwal

The kos minars are medieval Indian milestones along the Grand Trunk Road in northern Indian subcontinent, that were introduced by the 16th-century Pashtun ruler Sher Shah Suri. Kos Minars were erected to serve as markers of distance along royal routes from Agra to Ajmer, Agra to Lahore, and from Agra to Mandu in the south. This minar is located in the Palwal district of Haryana.

Hotels near Kos Minar Palwal

Hotels to stay near Kos Minar Palwal

Activities Around

Attractions Near Kos Minar Palwal

Damdama Lake

Damdama Lake

19.71km from Kos Minar Palwal

Damdama Lake is a small lake in Haryana and was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 2019. The lake, held by an embankment, is fed mainly by monsoon rain pouring into a trough at the base of the Aravali hills. The Lake greets visitors with a water level down to 20 ft.

Kos Minar Faridabad

Kos Minar Faridabad

24.59km from Kos Minar Palwal

The Kos Minars are medieval Indian milestones along the Grand Trunk Road in northern Indian subcontinent, that were introduced by the 16th-century Pashtun ruler Sher Shah Suri. Kos Minars were erected to serve as markers of distance along royal routes from Agra to Ajmer, Agra to Lahore, and from Agra to Mandu in the south.

Death Valley

Death Valley

26.37km from Kos Minar Palwal

"Death Valley" is a collection of 7 abandoned mines, which later naturally filled with crystal blue water, in Suraj Kund Faridabad. Being a private property, it has been kept off the radar, from the public eye. Abound with flora and fauna, it also has ruins of historic structures going back to the Rajput era. Being totally uninhabited, and far from civilization, it is a total treat for the senses!

Asola Bhati wild life sanctuary

Asola Bhati wild life sanctuary

27.94km from Kos Minar Palwal

Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary covering 32.71 sqkm area on the Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli hill range on Delhi-Haryana border lies in Southern Delhi as well as northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana state. The biodiversity significance of Ridge lies in its merger with Indo-Gangetic plains, as it is the part of the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor, an important wildlife corridor which starts from the Sariska National Park in Rajasthan.

Surajkund

Surajkund

30.19km from Kos Minar Palwal

Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located on Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range in Faridabad city of Haryana state about 8 km from South Delhi. Surajkund is an artificial lake built in the backdrop of the Aravalli hills with an amphitheatre shaped embankment constructed in semicircular form. It is said to have been built by the king Surajpal of the Tomar dynasty in the 10th century.

Mausoleum of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Mausoleum of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

33.14km from Kos Minar Palwal

The tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughluq dynasty in India. He was died in 1325, during collapse of a pavilion built in his honour. The Mausoleum has three tombs: of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq and the other two are belived to be of those of his wife and his son. The Mausoleum compound also consists of a smaller tomb which houses the remains of Zafar Khan, a general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji.

Discover More Attractions in Palwal, Home of Kos Minar Palwal

Palwal

Palwal

1 attractions

Palwal is the 21st district of Haryana State in northern India. Palwal city is the headquarters of this district. It is a place of great antiquity, supposed to figure in the earliest Aryan traditions under the name of Apelava, part of the Pandava kingdom of Indraprastha, which was later restored by Vikramaditya. It is believed that the city Palwal got its name from a demon, “Palwasur” who ruled this place during the reign of Pandavas. He was killed by Balarama, elder brother of Shri Krishna. In

Location of Kos Minar Palwal

Comments

For more information about Kos Minar Palwal, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kos_Minar

To view all hotels near Kos Minar Palwal, visit: Hotels near Kos Minar Palwal