Sankagiri

Sankagiri சங்ககிரி
state_name	Tamil Nadu
Population (2001)
• Total	27,402
postal_code	637301
area_telephone	914283
Website	www.sankagiri.com

Sankagiri or Sankari (Tamil: சங்ககிரி) is a panchayat town. It is in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is on the National highway 47.

History

Entrance of Sankagiri Fort

Sankagiri Fort is a historical fort. It is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. Sankagiri Fort was built in the 15th century. It was built by the Vijayanagar empire. It has 14 fort walls built on and around a hill. The last phase of these walls were built by the British.