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Suburb in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Kondapalli is a village 16 km west of Vijayawada in central Andhra Pradesh. The village is known for making toys with light-weight wood sourced from the hill forest.
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Kondapalli Kila
Built on a hill, this fort features an impressive three-storeyed rock tower and was witness to the glory of many dynasties. This fort was built by King Krishna Deva Raya. It served as a business centre. The fort was also used as a military training base by the British rulers.
Spread over an area of , the forest is home to several carnivores like leopards, wild dogs, and a few others like, jackals, wolves and civet cats. The herbivores in the forest include, wild boars, sambar deer, chital, barking deer, rhesus monkey and four-horned antelopes.
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