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Gaur Ruins

Malda, West Bengal, India

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Overview

The vast brick capital of medieval Bengal on the Bangladesh border — Dakhil Darwaza, Baroduari mosque and lonely minars amid mango orchards.

Why visit: Wander a lost city of sultans where mango groves swallow gateways.

History: Capital of the Sena kings and Bengal sultans; sacked by Sher Shah and abandoned to plague in 1575.

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹25 (ASI sites)

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

0.8 km

📍 Heritage

4.2

Malda, West Bengal

A five-storey victory tower of Sultan Saifuddin Firoz Shah (1489), Gaur's own Qutb-style minar rising 26 m over the ruins.

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