Jamalabad Fort, Beltangadi, Karnataka.

Jamalabad Fort, Beltangadi, Karnataka.

Jamalabad Fort is located in Killoor Road, Belthangady in the district of Dakshina Kannada, in the state of Karnataka in South India. It is an old hilltop fortification. In the Kudremukh range of hills, this Fort is situated. It is nearly 65 km from Mangalore, about 22km from Dharamstala and just 8 km from Beltangady. On a granite hill, this fort is built in a successful manner at a height of 1700 ft above sea level. It was called formerly as Narasimha Ghada. It is also locally referred as “Gadaikallu” or “Jamalagadda”.

The location for the construction of the fort was chosen by Tipu Sultan as he was impressed by the massive granite hill which seemed suitable for the construction of a strong fort. The top of this 1788-ft high hill is a plateau with a profuse growth of tall elephant grass. There used to be two ponds here but only one of them holds water (though not potable).