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ALAMPARAI FORT, TAMIL NADU

The ruins of Alamparai Fort lie near Kadappakkam,
a village 50 km from Mamallapuram on the land overlooking
the sea. Constructed in the late 17th century during the Mughal era.
During 1735 AD it was ruled by Nawab Doste Ali Khan.
More recently the structure was damaged in 
the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.