The Sewri Fort (also spelled Sewree Fort) (Marathi: शिवडी किल्ला) is a fort in Mumbai built by the British at Sewri. Built in 1680, fort served as a watch...
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islands of Bombay. Sewri has a fort that dates back to 1770. The Agri-Horticultural Society had established gardens at Sewri, which were acquired in 1865...
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List of tourist attractions in Mumbai (section Forts)
Fort Belapur Fort Bombay Castle Castella de Aguada Dongri Fort Fort George, Bombay Ghodbunder Fort Madh Fort Mahim Fort Mazagon Fort Riwa Fort Sewri Fort...
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Sarjekot fort Sewri Fort Shaniwar Wada Shirgaon Fort Shivgad Shivneri Shrivardhan Fort Siddhagad Sindhudurg Fort Sindola Fort Sinhagad Sion Hillock Fort Sitabuldi...
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Daulatabad Fort, originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra,...
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Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (redirect from Sewri-Nhava Sheva transharbour link)
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, officially named as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri–Nhava Sheva Atal Setu and colloquially known as Atal Setu, is a 21.8 km...
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British constructed several fortifications in the area, and in 1680 the Sewri fort was complete. It stood on the island of Mazagaon, on a hill overlooking...
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Murud-Janjira (redirect from Janjira Fort)
Murud-Janjira (pron.) is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district...
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fort located in the city of Mahad. It is one of the strongest fortress on the Deccan Plateau and was historically referred to as Rairee or Rairy fort...
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Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above the sea...
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Pratapgad (redirect from Pratapgad Fort)
Pratapgad is a mountain fort located in Satara district, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort is situated 24 kilometres from the Mahabaleshwar...
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Vasota Fort (also called Vyaghragad (व्याघ्रगड)) is located in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was famously defended by Tai Telin...
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Shivneri Fort (known as Killa) (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋneɾiː]) is an ancient military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra...
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meaning ruling fort) is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as Murumbdev, the fort was the first capital...
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Panhala fort (also known as Panhalgad and Panhalla (literally "the home of serpents")), is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra...
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Torna Fort, also known as Prachandagad, is a large fort located in Pune district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is historically significant because...
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Shaniwar Wada (redirect from Shaniwarwada fort)
the palace became the center of Indian politics in the 18th century. The fort itself was largely destroyed in 1828 by an unexplained fire, but the surviving...
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Harihar fort / Harshagad is a fort located 40 km from Nashik City, 48 km from Igatpuri, 40 km from Ghoti in Nashik district, of Maharashtra, India. It...
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Harishchandragad (category Forts in Ahmednagar district)
Harishchandra Fort is a hill fort in the Ahilyanagar(Ahmednagar) district of India. Its history is linked with that of Malshej Ghat, Kothale village and...
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Sindhudurg Fort (Marathi pronunciation: [sin̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ]) is a historical sea fort located in Arabian Sea near the Konkan region of Maharashtra in Western...
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Kolaba Fort located at Alibag beach is an old fortified maritime base in Alibag, Konkan, India. It is situated in the sea at a distance of 1–2 km from...
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The Ahmednagar Fort (Ahmadnagar Qilaa) is a fort located close to the Bhingar Nala near Ahmednagar in Maharashtra state western India. It was the headquarters...
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garden – the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyan. Nearby forts include the Riwa Fort and Sewri Fort. The fort is dilapidated and a collection of broken stone steps...
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Sinhagad (redirect from Sinhagad Fort)
the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1670. It is located in the Pune district in Maharashtra. The fort is...
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Bhairavgad fort is located in the Sahyadri mountains of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Multiple mountains are named Bhairavgad including one near the...
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Mahurgad Fort (Marathi: माहूरगड) is a fort located 130 km (81 mi) from Nanded. The fort is in Mahur taluka in Nanded district, of Maharashtra. It is a...
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Vishalgad (category Forts in Maharashtra)
Empire and then later part of the Deccan States Agency of the British Raj. A fort had existed at Vishalgad for a long period. During the Bahmani rule it belonged...
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Fort Vasai (Vasai killa in Marathi, Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim in Portuguese, Fort Bassein in English) is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai...
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the earliest forts in India have been substantiated by documentation and excavation. In the medieval times, the architecture of the forts had both Hindu...
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Salota fort Samangad Sangram Durg Santoshgad Sarasgad Sarjekot fort Sewri Fort Shaniwar Wada Shirgaon Fort Shivgad Shivneri Shrivardhan Fort Siddhagad...
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