YAVAL

OVERVIEW

District : Jalgaon
Height above sea level :
Difficulty rating : Simple City Fort
Base village : Yawal
Approx. time to reach the top : City fort hence no trekking
Duration: 1 day

How To Reach

Place to Stay / Eat

Yaval is a city hence one can easily find place to stay and eat.

Places of Interest

Fairly preserved fort is 252 feet long by 228 broad and fifty high. It was built by Appajirao son of Goba Dada Nimbalkar. At present it is used as the mahalkari's office. Inside are two buildings, the old office, and a two-storied structure, known as the Nim Kacheri, formerly part of the Nimbalkar's residence. From the top of the Nim Kacheri, and from the windows of the lower courts, the view up the river to the hills is one of the finest in Khandesh. Near the town is a mosque, and, opposite the fort, on the other side of the stream, a saint's tomb of some renown. Outside the east gate, on the road to Savda, are the clearly marked traces of large