Major Tourist centers of Karnataka From 9th syllabus of social science

2. ‘See a country read a book’
People go to different places from
their places to satisfy curiosity for
religious celebration for peace of
mind for relaxation to see picturesque
places and for the improvement of
health is called touring.
We can gain knowledge about place
culture civilization life style by
tourism .

3. Karnataka is one of the state in India which has
very famous tourist spots like
Waterfalls
Wildlife sanctuaries
Hill stations
Historical places
Places of pilgrimage
Forts
Karnataka government has established the
Karnataka state tourism development corporation
in the year 1974 .
 Karnataka has won the award for best tourism
management state in 1996 -97.

4. There are many historic and
strong forts in Karnataka
The Major 5 forts in Karnataka
are
Bidar
Vijayapura
Bahadurgadha
Chittradurga
Madugiri

5. This fort was built by the king
Allaudin in the 15th century. He
was belong to Bhamadin Dyansty.

6. The first name of Chittradurga was
Chitrkaladurga. This fort was built
by Nayakas of chittrdurga

7. This fort was built by Saif Khan
in 1658 but the fort was
restructured by Sidujath.

12. Biligiriranganana hill commonly called BR Hill is a hill
rang situated in South eastern Karnataka
Established:- 27 June 1974
Location :- Yelandur Taluk Chmarajnagar district
Elevation :- 1200 m

13. AGUMBE HILL
Agumbe is a small hill village
Location :- Thirthahalli Taluk Shimoga district
Elevation :- 643 m [2110ft]

14. Kemmangundi is a hill station
Location :- Tavikere Taluk Chikkmagaluru district
Elevation :- 1434m 4705 ft above sea level.

21. Karnataka is home for many water falls
Kunchikal falls
Hebbe falls
Abbey falls
Jog falls
Shivansamudra
falls
Unchalli falls

22. It is located in Shivamoga. It is the
highest waterfall of Karnataka.

23. Hebbe falls
It is located in Chikkamagaluru

24. It is located in Kodagu

25. It is located in Shivamoga

26. It is located in Mandya.Twin water falls
Gaganachukki and Bharachukki

27. It is located in Uttar Kannada district.