ITAFORT: The capital of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar is derived from the historical fort called Itafort located in the heart of the Papum Pare District. It can be dated back to 1350 to 1550 AD and it is estimated that more than 80 lacs pieces of bricks were used to build this fort. There are three gates on three sides viz., Eastern, Western and Southern. There is a Archaeological Museum situated at Western Gate. Locally Itafort was known as Hita-Rokpo.
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