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| − | '''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. | + | '''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.com/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 | ||
| − | + | ===Historical books online=== | |
| − | *[https:// | + | *[https://archive.org/details/fortifiedcitieso0000toys/page/36 "Purandhar"] page 37, ''The Fortified Cities of India'' by Sidney Toy 1965. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. |
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:36, 16 August 2020
| Purandar | |
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| Presidency: Bombay (Presidency) | |
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| Place Name: | Purandar Fort Wikipedia |
| State/Province: | Pune/Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
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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
Historical books online
- "Purandhar" page 37, The Fortified Cities of India by Sidney Toy 1965. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
References
- ↑ Churches at Purandar Fort, Pune 29 August 2015 Beautiful Indian Churches
