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About Kalyandurg
Kalyandurg, also called Kalyanadurgam, is a town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters for Kalyandurg mandal and Kalyandurg revenue division. The discovery of diamond-bearing Kimberlites in Kalyandurg area, is one of the clusters that has been discovered.
From the Wikipedia article Kalyandurg (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
Akkamma Temple
Place of worship · 2.8 km
Akakamma temple Anantapur Road, kalyandurg
Timmmappa temple
Place of worship · 3.6 km
timmapa temple oc colony street, kalyandurg
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare5
History
Kalyandurg was under the rule of Sri Krishnadevaraya and was a part of Vijayanagara Empire.
As per The imperial gazetteer of India, Rayadurg, Chitradurga and Kalyandurg are the three important forts that were ruled by Boya Palegars. The name Kalyandurg came from Boya Kalyanappa, a Palegar in the 16th century. Kalyandurg was very turbulent during the Vijayanagar rule.
Kalyandurg taluk was formed in December 1893 by the British out of portions of Dharmavaram and of the Rayadurg taluk of Bellary. In March 2012 Kalyandurg became a municipality.
Kalyandurg was a taluk of Anantapur district in Madras province which was earlier a part of Dharmavaram that was separated in 1893.
Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy temple is located at the heart of the town. This temple was built around the 16th century.
Anantapur district is replete with Megalithic remains. In the vicinity of Kalyanadurg, several hundred megalithic monuments, such as dolemnoid cists and cairn circles are situated at the foothills and the slopes of the Akkamma Vari hills. Another large group of cairn circles is 2 km north of Akkamma Gari Konda. Similar remains are located at Mudigallu, a village about 5 km easterly to Kalyandurg, and Muthalabanda village, 2 km north east of town, and Gallapalli situated towards Rayadurgam.
From the History section of Kalyandurg on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bellary Airport (BEP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.
- Hosakote 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Rāyadrug 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Molakālumuru 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Uravakonda 47 km north, about 47 min by car
- Kakkalapalle 51 km east, about 51 min by car
- Pāvugada 53 km south, about 53 min by car
- Pāpampeta 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Challakere 55 km southwest, about 55 min by car
- Anantapur 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Ballari 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- KalyanadurgHills, Chandra4479, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS053-E-171849 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-171850 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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