Chitradurga is a city and the headquarters of Chitradurga district which is located on the valley of the Vedavati river in the central part of the Indian state of Karnataka. Chitradurga is a place with historical significance which is located to the North West about 200 km from the state capital Bengaluru.Chitradurga is a major tourist hub in Karnataka.
The city is famous for its fort which is locally known as Kallina Kote or Stone Fortress, which is also formed of two Kannada words ‘Kallina’ means "Stone's" and Kote means "Fort". Other names used in Kannada are ‘Ukkina Kote": "Steel Fort" (metaphorically used to mean an Impregnable fort) and ‘Yelusuttina Kote’: "Seven Circles Fort".
