Vijaydurg (formerly also known as Gheriah) is a seaport 485 km from Mumbai on India's West Coast. It boasts a safe harbour with average depths in excess...
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Sindhudurg district (section Smaller Towns)
Oros Vijaydurg Amboli Banda Nerur Rameshwar Majgaon Kalmath Malvan Vengurla Sawantwadi Vaibhavwadi Devgad Kankavli Kudal Dodamarg Oros Vijaydurg Amboli...
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Devgad taluka (category Cities and towns in Sindhudurg district)
lighthouse built in 1915 at the Devgad fort. Raja Bhoja II built Fort Vijaydurg (Gheria), ruled later by Adil Shah and eventually by Shivaji.[citation...
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Rameshwar Wadi (category Cities and towns in Sindhudurg district)
Shri Aday Durgay Temple Green Earth Eco-Park, Rameshwar Vijaydurg Fort Vijaydurg Beach Vijaydurg Port Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth's Mango...
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capture by the East India Company and Peshwa's forces at the Battle of Vijaydurg in 1756. Tulaji Angre was born to Kanhoji Angre by his second wife Lakshmibai...
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moved from, and Satara as the town they are moving to at the end of the film. The fort shown in the film is Vijaydurg Fort in Sindhudurg district. The...
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Girye (category Cities and towns in Sindhudurg district)
Shri Aday Durgay Temple Green Earth Eco-Park, Rameshwar Vijaydurg Fort Vijaydurg Beach Vijaydurg Port Konkan Krishi Vidyapith's Mango Research Institute...
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Retrieved 2021-09-06. Pujari, Abhishek (2009-02-26). "Rameshwar Mandir, Girye-Rameshwar-Vijaydurg, Mahashivratri". Rameshwar-Vijaydurg. Retrieved 2021-09-06....
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the fort, palaces, temple, and other edifices, is located in the Orchha town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The fort and other structures within...
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Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British)...
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(mahamandaleshwara) of Vijayanagar rulers), as the queen of Gersoppa (a small town on the northern banks of the Sharavati River). She was given the epithet...
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Raisen (category Cities and towns in Raisen district)
Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District...
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Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (category Cities and towns in Dhar district)
Mandu was a flourishing town in 6th century. Mandu gained prominence in 10th and 11th century under the Paramaras. The town of Mandu, situated at an...
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port through Naneghat. This is a fort located 25 km (16 mi) from the Junnar town. The fort is accessible in all seasons. It takes about an hour to reach the...
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nearest town Junnar is a taluka place and is well connected by road. Junnar is about 90 km from Pune. The fort is at about 2–3 km from the junnar town. It...
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(1499–1636). Around the 6th century CE, Devagiri emerged as an important uplands town near present-day Aurangabad, along caravan routes going towards western and...
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famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited...
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Rohtasgarh or Rohtas Fort is located in the Son River valley, in the small town of Rohtas in Bihar, India. Rohtasgarh is situated on the upper course of...
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Chitrakaldurga, which means 'picturesque fort' in Kannada, is the namesake of the town Chitradurga and its administrative district. The fort was built in stages...
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kings of Vijayanagara Empire. The fort is situated in the centre of Vellore town opposite to the Old Bus stand. Vellore is on the Chennai-Bangalore highway...
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close to the Malvan. It is located in the Arabian Sea close to the Malvan town in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra state. The history is similar to the...
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Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) located 11 kilometres (6...
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tradition too. Episode 24 - Vijaydurg On the Konkan coast of Maharastra sits in seeming placidness the serene sea fort of Vijaydurg. A rock that has been witness...
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ruins and had only one gun. there was no garrison and no water. The nearest town is Chiplun and Guhagar. The fort is close to village Tavsal. A wide motorable...
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India", and it was called the "Troy of the East" by the British. The nearest town with a railway station is Tindivanam and the nearest airport is Chennai (Madras)...
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history, other than that it was probably built by Portuguese. The nearest town is Saphale which is 107 km (66 mi) from Mumbai by rail. The base village...
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Bhangarh Fort is a 16th-century fort built in the Rajasthan state of India. The town was established during the rule of Bhagwant Das as the residence of his second...
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Dhar (category Cities and towns in Dhar district)
Indore, in the south by Barwani, and to the west by Jhabua and Alirajpur. The town is located 34 miles (55 km) west of Mhow. It is located 559 m (1,834 ft)...
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massive British contingent laid siege to Asirgarh, capturing and occupying the town next to the fort to serve as a temporary base of operations. The 1,200-strong...
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located south of the main fortress of the town, at Jhansi Cantt. It was a primary British settlement in the town and had been constructed in accordance to...
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