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'''Purandar''' is the location of a fort 20 miles southeast of [[Poona]] | '''Purandar''' is the location of a fort 20 miles southeast of [[Poona]], 'situated on a mountain top... far away from any major town… completely isolated’.<ref name =Chur>[http://beautifulindianchurches.blogspot.in/2015/08/churches-at-purandar-fort-pune.html Churches at Purandar Fort, Pune] 29 August 2015 Beautiful Indian Churches</ref> | ||
During the [[Second World War]] it was used as an internment camp for German civilians. | During the [[Second World War]] it was used as an internment camp for German civilians. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purandar_fort Purandar fort] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purandar_fort Purandar fort] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarl/378513273/in/gallery-23268776@N03-72157629054551929/ Photograph: British church (tagged) Purandar] flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarl/378513273/in/gallery-23268776@N03-72157629054551929/ Photograph: British church (tagged) Purandar] flickr.com. Believed to be Holy Trinity Church<ref name=Chur/> | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/himanshu_sarpotdar/3352981042/ Photograph: Another church at Purandar Fort] flickr.com. Elsewhere described as the Chapel. | |||
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Revision as of 02:35, 30 August 2015
Purandar is the location of a fort 20 miles southeast of Poona, 'situated on a mountain top... far away from any major town… completely isolated’.[1]
During the Second World War it was used as an internment camp for German civilians.
Spelling variants
Purandar, Purandhar, Purhundur, Poorundhur
Also see
External links
- Purandar fort Wikipedia
- Photograph: British church (tagged) Purandar flickr.com. Believed to be Holy Trinity Church[1]
- Photograph: Another church at Purandar Fort flickr.com. Elsewhere described as the Chapel.
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Churches at Purandar Fort, Pune 29 August 2015 Beautiful Indian Churches