Hari Parbat

Hari Parbat (Kashmiri pronunciation: [haːri parbatʰ]), also called Koh-i-Maran (Kashmiri pronunciation: [koːhi maːraːn]), is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of the Hari Parbat fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara. == Hari Parbat Fort == The first fortifications on the site were constructed by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1590 who built an outer wall for the fort as part of his plans for a new capital at the site of modern-day Srinagar city in Kashmir. The project, however, was never completed. The present fort was built in 1808 under the reign of the Governor of Kashmir Province of the Durrani Empire, Atta Mohammed Khan. The fort can be reached via two sides of the city, (a) via Rainawari through Kathi Darwaza Gate and (b) via Hawal through the Sangin Darwaza Gate. The fort was closed for almost 2 decades and thrown open to the public in 2007. The Indian government on 15 August 2021 (the 75th independence day) hoisted a 100-foot-tall Indian flag on the top of the fort. == Shrines == === Hindu temple === Hari Parbat is considered sacred by Kashmiri Pandits. According to Hindu Mythology, the area of Hari Parbat was inhabited by an asura named Jalodbhava.