Ita Fort

Ita Fort, southern gate.
A brick wall at the southern gate.

Ita Fort in Itanagar town, is one of the most important historical sites in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The name literally means "Fort of bricks"( brick being called "Ita" in the Assamese language). It also lends its name to the city Itanagar, the Capital of Arunachal Pradesh. The Ita Fort at Arunachal Pradesh was built as early as the 14th or the 15th century.[1] The fort has an irregular shape, built mainly with bricks dating back to the 14th-15th Century. The total brickwork is of 16,200 cubic metre lengths which was probably built by kings of the Chutiya kingdom which ruled the region during that time. The fort has three different entrances at three different sides, which are western, the eastern and the southern sides.

Archaeological finds from the site are on displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh". Arunachalpradesh.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  2. ↑ T. Raatan (2006). History, religion and culture of north east India. Gyan Books. p. 29. ISBN 8182051789.


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