Kammata Durga, also spelled as ''Kammatadurga'',(near
Hemagudda
Hemagudda near Kammatadurga is a village in the Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unificatio ...
) is a village in the
Koppal
Koppal or Koppala is the district headquarters of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara. The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath ...
taluk of
Koppal
Koppal or Koppala is the district headquarters of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara. The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath ...
district in the
India
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state
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of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
. Kammatadurga is located Northeast to District Headquarters
Koppal
Koppal or Koppala is the district headquarters of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara. The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath ...
.
Importance
Kammatadurga was the capital of King Kampila father of
Kumara Rama who is known to fight and defeat several invasions of both Malik kafur of Alauddin Khilji empire and tughlaq army of
Muhammad ibn tughlaq and undefeated until his last war at age 27 . Kammatadurga is famous for the ancient Kammatadurga fort also called as ''Kumara Rama Kote'' located on the hill top.
"Koppal's historic sites beckon"
''Deccan Herald'',
See also
* Hemagudda
Hemagudda near Kammatadurga is a village in the Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unificatio ...
* Koppal
Koppal or Koppala is the district headquarters of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara. The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath ...
* Munirabad
References
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Villages in Koppal district