page_title: Buxa Fort
hierarchical_section_title: Buxa Fort
caption_attribution_description: Shot during a documentary making trip to Duars, North Bengal. The gate at the entrace of Buxa fort, atop Buxa hill. The ancient fort was a point of contention between the Bhutan king and the colonial British occupier.
context_page_description: Buxa Fort is located at an altitude of 867 metres in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district, in West Bengal, India. It is located 30 kilometres from Alipurduar, the nearest town. The Bhutan King used the fort to protect the portion of famous Silk Route connecting Tibet with India, via Bhutan. Still later during the unrest in the occupation of Tibet, hundreds of refugees arrived at the place and used the then abandoned fort as a place of refuge.
context_section_description: Buxa Fort is located at an altitude of 867 metres (2,844 ft) in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district, in West Bengal, India. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Alipurduar, the nearest town. The Bhutan King used the fort to protect the portion of famous Silk Route connecting Tibet with India, via Bhutan. Still later during the unrest in the occupation of Tibet, hundreds of refugees arrived at the place and used the then abandoned fort as a place of refuge.
caption: Buxa Fort
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