Manauli Fort

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Manauli Fort, also known as Quila Manauli, is a fortress (qila) located in the middle of the Manauli hamlet in Mohali district, Punjab, India. It is 11 kilometres (7 mi) from Mohali city and Chandigarh and nearly 4 km away from International Chandigarh Airport Road Mohali.

Manauli is a small hamlet with a population of 3,919 and 693 households (2011 Census). As per land record area of the village is 738 hectares (1,820 acres) (s.no. 85). The fort is 6.1 metres (20 ft) above the village habitation level. The fortress was formerly owned by the descendants of Sardar Kapoor Singh of the Singhpuria Misl but is now controlled by the Government of Punjab. The fort is currently not easily accessible and there is a lack of awareness of its existence.

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