Ita Fort

Ita Fort
Part of Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Ita Fort, southern gate
Ita Fort is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Ita Fort
Ita Fort
Location of Ita fort in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Ita Fort is located in India
Ita Fort
Ita Fort
Ita Fort (India)
Coordinates27°05′31″N 93°37′55″E / 27.092°N 93.632°E / 27.092; 93.632
TypeFort
Site information
Controlled byGovernment of Arunachal Pradesh
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built11th - 14th century
Built bySutiya kingdom
MaterialsBricks, Granite, and Lime mortar

Ita Fort in Itanagar town is an important historical sites in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The name literally means "Fort of Bricks" (brick being called "Ita" in the Assamese language). It also lends its name to the city Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. The Ita Fort at Arunachal Pradesh is generally assumed to be built by the Sutiya kings in the 14th or the 15th centu.[1] The fort has an irregular shape, built mainly with bricks dating back to the 14th - 15th century. The total brickwork is of 16,200 cubic metre lengths which was probably built by kings of the Sutiya kingdom which ruled the region during that time. The fort has three different entrances at three different sides, which are the western, the eastern and the southern side[2] (similar to the walls of Tamreswari Temple and Rukmini Nagar[broken anchor]).

Archaeological finds from the site are on displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh". Arunachalpradesh.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ "The eastern gate the highest point of the fort is heavily damaged one. Built on stone masonry, this gate overlooks Doimukh in the Dikrong valley"(Tada 2011:119)