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Jaisalmer Fort
A living golden-sandstone fort, rising from the Thar Desert since 1156. Jaisalmer →
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History
The Jaisalmer Fort, founded in 1156 by Rawal Jaisal, is one of the only "living forts" in the world — thousands of people still live, trade, and worship inside its walls. Built of the same honey-coloured sandstone as the desert, it contains a royal palace, Jain temples with exquisite carvings, and shops and homes squeezed into its maze of lanes. It glows amber at sunset.
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