The Sewri Fort (also spelled Sewree Fort) is a fort in Mumbai built by the British at Sewri. Built in 1680, fort served as a watch tower, atop a quarried...
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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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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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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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Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above sea...
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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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Raigad, seen in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, is a hill fort located in the city of Mahad. It is one of the strongest fortresses on the Deccan...
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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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Korigad (redirect from Korigad fort)
Korigad (also called Koraigad, Koarigad or Kumwarigad) is a hill fort located about 20 km (12 mi) south of Lonavla in Pune district, Maharashtra, India...
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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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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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Karnala Fort (also called Funnel Hill) is a hill fort in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, about 10 km from Panvel city. Currently it is a protected...
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Harishchandragad (category Forts in Ahmednagar district)
Harishchandra Fort is a hill fort in the Ahmednagar district of India. Its history is linked with that of Malshej Ghat, Kothale village and it has played...
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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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Salota fort Samangad Sangram Durg Santoshgad Sarasgad Sarjekot fort Sewri Fort Shaniwar Wada Shirgaon Fort Shivgad Shivneri Shrivardhan Fort Siddhagad...
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Sinhagad (redirect from Sinhagad Fort)
(Lion's Fort) is an ancient hill fortress located at around 28 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously known as Kondhana, the fort had been...
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Daulatabad Fort, originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was the...
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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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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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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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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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Shaniwar Wada (redirect from Shaniwarwada fort)
it was the seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818. The fort itself was largely destroyed in 1828 by an unexplained fire, but the surviving...
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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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Akola Fort was built by Govind Appaji in 780 AD. It also called Korbandh before invaded by Asad khan, Later name was changed to Asadgadh in 1697 along...
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Tung Fort (or Kathingad; difficult fort in Marathi) is a hill fort in Pune District, India. It is about 12 km from Malavli railway station and can also...
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Malegaon Fort is a land fort located in the town of Malegaon. It is located 104 km from Nashik, in Nashik district, of Maharashtra. The fort is on the...
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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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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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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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Ratangad (category Forts in Maharashtra)
Ratangad is a fort in Ratanwadi, Maharashtra, India, overlooking the locale of Bhandardara, one of the oldest artificial catchment area. This fort is located...
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