Nahargarh Fort
About Nahargarh Fort
Built mainly in 1734, the Nahargarh Fort lies North-West of City Palace
and provides some stunning views of the city. A royal retreat for the
Maharanis, it was also used as a personal treasury for many years.
Originally called Sudarshan Garh, it affords a splendid view of Jaipur
Beyond the hills of Jaigarh, stands the fort of Nahargarh like a
watchful sentinel guarding Sawai Jai Singh's beautiful capital. Much of
the original structures are now in ruins, but the lovely buildings added
by Sawai Ram Singh II and Sawai Madho Singh II in the 19th century are
preserved in a good condition. Some of the rooms provide the most
spectacular view of the city below.
Attractions:
Nahargarh Biological Park
Located in the vicinity of Nahargarh fort, outside Jaipur, the
biological park is spread over 7.2-sq-kms of the Nahargarh sanctuary
(50-sq-kms). it consists of quartizite and granite rocks, and the
vegetation of the region is adequately represented through tropical dry
deciduous and tropical thorn forests.
The species of the area, some of which dissipated over the years, have
been reintroduced, so that today the park has Tiger, Leopard, Asiatic
Lion (otherwise confined only to the Gir Forest sanctuary in Gujarat),
Sloth Bear, Caracal, several species of Deer, Gharial, Crocodile and
Otter in its wetlands, Pangolin Jackal, Wild Dog, Wolf, Hyena, Jungle
Civet and Fishing Cats, Ratel, Common and Desert Fox, Wild Boar, Rhesus
Monkey and Langur, and, of course, a host of avian species.
The intention is to build back an area where the Aravalli vegetation
and wetlands are in harmony with the faunal species, and where natural
breeding occurs in the wild. This in turn will help to restock other
depleted areas with species bred in the wild, and assist educational
programmes on nature education.
