Gulbarga's main attraction is the Gulbarga fort which was built over 600 years ago. There are sveral other mosques and temples in and around the town. Here we bring the most popular sightseeing spots.

Places to see in Gulbarga

Gulbarga Fort 

It is a magnificent structure with 15 towers and 26 guns. To the southern entrance of the fort is a group of royal tombs.

Gulbarga's old fort and moat is in a much dilapidated state, but it has a number of historical buildings inside including the Jama Masjid, reputed to have been built during the late 14th or early 15th century and it imitates the great mosque in Cordoba, Spain.

The mosque is unique in India, with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 75 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers.

Sharana Basaveshwara Temple

A 19th century Shiva linga temple is built in Maratha style. 

Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah 

The tomb of the great Sufi Saint, Khwaja Syed Mohammed Gesu. 

Dargah Library 

The library houses almost 10,000 books on Urdu, Persian and Arabic. 

Places to see around Gulbarga

Jevargi

It is a popular Jain pilgrim Centre, about 40 kms from Gulbarga. It is situated on the bank of the Bhima River and has many Jain Basadis.

Sannathi 

It is known today for Chandralamba Temple. This 11th century shrine is visited by a large numbers of pilgrims. This place is of considerable archaeological importance, being the largest Buddhist site in Karnataka. 

Narayanapura Dam

It is 120 kms from Gulbarga. The Krishna River cascades down here and is known as the Jaladurga Falls. 

You canalso visit Gulbarga's neighboring districts, which have a similar history and historical importance as this town:

• Bidar
• Bijapur 

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