Why visit Kamalāpuram
Townapedia lists 42 museums and landmarks, 10 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Hampi and Vijayanagara.
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About Kamalāpuram
Kamalapura (also Kamalapur and Kamalapuram) is a panchayat town in Vijayanagara district in Karnataka. It is located near the industrial city of Hosapete, and lies within the ruins of the old city of Vijayanagara, just outside the original 'Royal Centre'. Its main products which are rice, banana, and sugar cane. It has a small but significant archaeological museum, and lies within the environs of Kannada University. he village is about 4 km south of the larger Hampi temple complex and the Tungabhadra River.
From the Wikipedia article Kamalapura, Vijayanagara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kamalāpuram on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks42
Hampi
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
Vijayanagara
Monument and historic site · 2.6 km
Now ruins, previously the capital of Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century
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30 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes10
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship21
9 more on the map.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Kamalāpuram
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jindal Vijaynagar Airport (VDY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Hampi 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Hosapete 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Gangavati 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Munirābād 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Kampli 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Kurikuppi 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Vaddu 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Sandūr 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Donimalai Township 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Ballari 51 km east, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Hampi, India, Granite boulders of Matanga Hill, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- ShrineInTankVijayanagara, No machine-readable author provided. Imc assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Hampi - Royal Centre - Watch Tower - 2, Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Band Tower at Danaik's enclosure at Hampi 01 - A Closer view, Chaduvari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hampi, Elephant Stables (9842126643), Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0
- 14th-century Ganagitti Jain temple complex Kunthunatha Tirthankara, Hampi Jain monuments Karnataka 3, Ms Sarah Welch, CC BY-SA 4.0
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