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) # Agashi Fort # Ahmednagar Fort # Ahivant Fort #

Ajinkyatara Ajinkyatara (literally "The Impregnable Star") is a fort on one of the seven mountains surrounding the city of Satara in the Sahayadri Mountains of Maharashtra, India. It is a 16th-century fort, that was called "Ajimtara", during Aurangzeb re ...

Akola Fort Akola fort (also called Asadgad) along with the Narnala and Akot forts forms the major fortifications of the Akola district, Maharashtra, India. History The fortress was built in 1697 by Asad Khan, during the reign of Aurangzeb by Asad Kha ...

# Akluj Fort #

Alang Fort Alang Fort (also known as Alangad or Alang) is a fort located in the Kalsubai range of the Western Ghats mountains, Nashik, ( Maharashtra, India). Alang Fort, Madangad Fort, Kulang Fort, and the trek connecting them are known as Alang, Madan ...

# Ambolgad #

Anjaneri Anjaneri, one of the forts in the mountain range of Nasik- Trimbakeshwa. Anjaneri is located 20 km away from Nasik by Trimbak Road. It is a popular trekking spot, especially in the rainy season. History Anjaneri is an attraction of Nasik ...

Anjanvel Fort Gopalgad Fort / Anjanvel Fort ( mr, अंजनवेल चा किल्ला/ गोपाळगड) is a fort located from Chiplun, in Ratnagiri district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Ratnagiri district. The Fo ...

Ankai Fort Ankai Fort is a historic site found in the Satmala Range hills in western India. It is located in Yeola Taluka of Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra. The fort was built by Yadava of Devgiri. Geographically, it is near Manmad. The Ankai ...

Antur Fort Antur Fort is a fort near Nagapur village in Kannad taluka In Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India. This monument is protected by Maharashtra State, Archaeology Department. History The fort was built about the middle of the 15th ...

# Arnala fort # Asheri fort # Asava fort #

Avchitgad Avchitgad ( mr, अवचितगड ) is a fort located in the Sahyadri ranges of Maharashtra. The fort is situated near Roha in the Raigad district. At the base of this fort is a village called Medha and Padam - Kharapti. History This f ...

# Aurangabad Fort #

Avandha Fort Aundha Fort, or Avandha Killa ( mr, औंढ़ा/ अवंढा किल्ला), is a fort situated in Aundhewadi village between Nasik and Ahmadnagar Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of M ...

Balapur Fort Balapur Fort is a Mughal fortress in the town of Balapur in the Akola district of India. Construction on the fort was started by Mirza Azam Shah, the son of Emperor Aurangzeb and it was completed by Ismaeel Khan, the Nawab of Elichpur in 1757 ...

# Ballarpur Fort #

Bankot fort Bankot Fort / Himmatgad Fort/ Fort Victoria is a fort located 47 km from Dapoli, in Ratnagiri district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Ratnagiri district. The Fort is located on a prominent and commanding point for gu ...

Bahadur Fort Bahadurgad ( mr, बहादूरगड, "Bahadur Fort") is a fort in the Pedgaon village of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra, India. Location The fort is located about 100 km from Pune. The nearest town is Daund. This fort lay about 15 km ...

Belapur Fort Belapur Fort is a fort near the township of Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the Siddis of Janjira. It was later conquered by the Portuguese, and then Marathas. In the early 19th century, the fort was captured ...

Birwadi fort Birwadi fort ( Marathi: ) is hill fortress located in the village of Birwadi in Roha taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. Birwadi village is about 3 km away from Chanera village, which is on the Roha–Salav road. The fort looks like ...

Bitangad Bitangad Fort ( mr, बितनगड, बिटका) is a fort in Nashik district in the Igatpuri taluka in Maharashtra state of India. Location The fort is located about 130 km from Mumbai. The nearest town is Ghoti. The fort lies about ...

Bhagwantgad Bhagwantgad Fort ( mr, भगवंतगड किल्ला ) is a fort located 18 km from Malvan, in Sindhudurg district, of Maharashtra. This fort is located on the northern bank of Gad river or Kalaval creek. The fort is spread over ...

Bhairavgad Bhairavgad is a fort in India, twenty miles south-west of Patan, Satara district of Maharashtra. The fort is situated on a peak of Sahyadri range. The fort has a temple of Bhairav (Shiva); from which it gets its name. It is located at an altitud ...

Bhamer Dhule ''Bhamer'', is a village with a historical fort in Sakri tehsil of Maharashtra state in India. It is situated at the foot of a great fortified hill lying north-west from Dhule city and south of Nijampur. History In the olden days, it was ...

Bharatgad Bharatgad Fort ( mr, भरतगड किल्ला ) is a fort located 18km from Malvan, in Sindhudurg district, of Maharashtra. This fort is located on the southern bank of Gad river or Kalaval creek. The fort is spread over an area of 4 ...

Bhaskargad Bhaskargad fort / Basgad Fort is a fort located 48 km from Igatpuri, Nashik district, of Maharashtra. This fort is one of the fort in Trimbak hill range. This fort is near to the Harihar fort. History This fort was built during the perio ...

/Basgad # Bhavangad Fort/Bhondgad #

Bhorgiri fort Bhorgiri Fort is a fort in Pune district near to Bhimashankar in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Location The fort is located about 95 km from Pune. The nearest town is Rajgurunagar (Khed). This fort is also about 45km west of the Rajgur ...

# Bhudargad Fort #

Bhupatgad Fort Bhupatgad Fort is a fort in Palghar district in the Jawhar taluka in Maharashtra state of India. Location The fort is located about 130 km from Thane. The nearest town is Jawhar. This fort lay about 30 km East of the Jawhar town on northern ...

# Bhushangad #

Bombay Castle Bombay Castle (also Casa da Orta) is one of the oldest defensive structures built in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). The current castle is a structure built by the British on the site of the ''Manor House'' built by a Portuguese nobleman ...

Castella de Aguada Castella de Aguada (corruption of ''Castelo da Aguada'', Portuguese for "Fort of the Waterpoint"), also known as the Bandra Fort, is a fort located in Bandra, Mumbai. "Castella" is a misspelling for Portuguese "Castelo" (castle), although it s ...

/Bandra Fort # Chanda Fort # Chandan Fort # Chandragad/Dhavalgad #

Chandwad fort Chandwad Fort (Chandor fort; चांदवड किल्ला) is located from Chandwad, Nashik district, of Maharashtra. History Chandwad fort was positioned to overlook the trade route from Khandesh to Nashik. It guarded the Chandor p ...

# Chauler Fort/Chaurgad #

Chavand fort Chavand ( mr, चावंड किल्ला) is a hill fortress situated 30 km from the modern-day town of Naryangoan in Junnar Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, India. The fort, which rises above sea level, is located in ...

# Dategad # Dativare fort #

Daulatabad Fort Daulatabad Fort, also known as Devagiri Fort or Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was the capital of the Yadava dynasty (9th century–14th century CE), for a br ...

# Dermal Fort #

Devgad fort Devgad Fort, also called Janjira Devgad Fort, is a fort located 5 km from Devgad town, in Sindhudurg district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Sindhudurg district. The fort is surrounded by sea from three side and to th ...

# DharmveerGad /

Bahadurgad Bahadurgarh is a city, nearby Jhajjar, is located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. The city comprises 31 wards and is approximately 21 km from National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and 31 km from Jhajjar, the district headq ...

Dhodap Dhodap ( mr, धोडप), is one of the hill forts in Maharashtra state in India. Situated in Chandwad taluka in the Nashik district. the fort is 4829 ft (1472 mt) above sea level. It is the site of the second-highest fort in the Sahyadr ...

# Dhunda fort Nashik District #

Dongri Fort The Dongri Fort or the Dongri Hill Fort, locally known as the Janjire Dhavari Fort, is a fort in Mumbai, India. It is located in the Dongri area. It came under Maratha rule in 1739. Since then the locals and the church have been looking after the ...

Dronagiri Fort Dronagiri Fort is a fort in Navi Mumbai's Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. Introduction The fort is situated on the top of the hill which is close to Uran town in Raigad district. The fort is accessible in all seasons. The trek to the fort ...

# Durgabhandar # Durgadi Fort # Dubergad Fort #

Fatte gad Fattegad is a fort located 15 km from Dapoli, in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It is one of three forts built to guard the Suvarnadurg fort; the other two are Goa fort and Kanakdurg. History The fort was built by Khairiyat Khan du ...

# Fort George #

Gagangad Gagangad is a fort situated in Gaganbawada tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most popu ...

Galna It is a fort located in malegaon taluka ''Galna'' ( mr, गाळणा किल्ला) was a major fort in the south Khandesh area of Maharashtra, India. This fort was an important fort on the Burhanpur -Surat trade route. This is one of ...

Gambhirgad Gambhirgad Fort ( mr, गंभीरगड ) is a fort located 58 km from Dahanu, Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is less important fort in Palghar district. The fort is in ruins and restoration is to be done. History Gambhir ...

Gawilghur Gawilghur (also, Gavalgadh, Gawilgarh or Gawilgad, Pronunciation: �aːʋilɡəɖ was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati District, Mahara ...

Ghangad Ghangad is a fort situated near 30km from Lonavla- Khandala and 100 km from Pune in Maharashtra state, India.This fort is an important fort in the Pune district. The fort restoration is done by the Shivaji Trail group with the help of local villa ...

# Ghargad # Ghodbunder Fort #

Ghosale gad Ghosalegad Fort is located 8 km south of the Roha town on Roha-Bhalgaon-Murud road. This fort is in form of a narrow strip 20mt in width. This fort has a small hill with a narrow spur guarded by fortification. This fort served to keep watch o ...

# Goa fort # Gondhanapur Fort,

Buldhana Buldhana is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the Buldhana District of Amravati division in the Indian State of Maharashtra. Climate Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males con ...

Gorakhgad Gorakhgad Fort is a fort located 24 km from Murbad, Thane district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Thane district. This fort was mainly used by sadhus or hermits for meditation.and also by local people's of surrounding v ...

Gowalkot Gowalkot is a small fort located on the southern bank of Vashishti River, about from Chiplun in Maharashtra, India. This fort is guarded by the river on three sides and a trench on the fourth side. Its population which includes Hindus, Muslims ...

# Gunvantgad #

Hadsar Hadsar fort is among the many forts in Junnar region of Pune district which were meant for protection of the ancient commercial trade route from Mawal region to Kalyan via Naneghat. There is a marvelous sculpture design of the bastion and the for ...

# Hargad #

Harihar fort 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 is an important fort in Nashik district, and was constructed to look upon th ...

Harishchandragad 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 a major role in guarding and controlling the surrounding region. History The fort is quit ...

# Hatgad #

Irshalgad Irshalgad is a fortress located between Matheran and Panvel in Maharashtra, India. It is a sister fort to Prabalgad Prabalgad (also known as Muranjan, Pradhangad or Prabalmachi) is a fort located between Matheran and Panvel and comes und ...

Indori fort Indori fort also known as Induri Fort ( mr, इन्दुरी किल्ला)is one of the many Land forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and north of Pune, Indori fort rises to an elevati ...

, Pune District #

Indrai fort Indrai Fort / Indragiri Fort is a fort located 75 km from Nashik, in Nashik district, of Maharashtra. This fort though is an important fort in Nashik district but, it is less visited by the trekkers. In Chandwad taluka, there are 4 fo ...

, Nashik District # Jadhavgadh, Pune District #

Jaigad Fort Jaigad Fort ( mr, जयगड किल्ला, ) (Also transliterated as Zyghur in old British records.) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Ratnagiri District at a distance of 14 km from the temple ...

, Ratnagiri District # Jamgaon Fort # Jamner Fort # Jangali Jayagad Satara District #

Janjira fort Murud-Janjira () is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town/city of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Origins of the name The word Janjira is a corruption of the ara ...

, Raigad District # Javlya fort #

Jivdhan Jivdhan (or Jeevdhan) is a hill fortress situated 1 km near the modern day town of Ghatghar in Junnar Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, India. The fort, which rises above sea level, is located in the Sahyadri mountain range. The for ...

# Kalanandigad #

Kalavantin Durg Kalavantin Durg is a high summit located in the Western Ghats, near the Prabalgad fort in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is also known as Kelve Teen, Kalavantinicha Sulka, or Kalavantin Pinnacle; alternative transliterations i ...

# Kaladgad # Kaldurg Fort # Kalyangad/ Nandgiri # Kamalgad # Kamandurg Fort #

Kandhar Fort Kandhar Fort or Kandhar Khilla is a fort located in Kandhar, Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Its construction attributed to the Rashtrakuta Rashtrakuta (IAST: ') (r. 753-982 CE) was a royal Indian dynasty ruling large p ...

Kanchana Fort Kanchana Fort is a hill fort in the Nashik district of Maharashtra. The fort is located in the Ajantha-Saatmal Mountain range. The height of the hill in which the fort is located is 1368m or 4490 ft. Kalwan Kalwan is a tehsil in Kalwan ...

# Kanhera Fort (Chalisgaon) # Kanhera Fort # Kankrala #

Karnala Fort 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 place lying within the Karnala Bird Sanctuary. It was a place of strategic importan ...

# Kavnai fort #

Kelve Fort Kelve Fort, or Kelwa Fort ( mr, केळवे किल्ला), is a fort located 12.5 km from Palghar, in Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is amidst the Casuarina plantation on the Kelwa Beach. This fort is in ruined con ...

# Kenjalgad #

Khanderi Khanderi (officially ''Kanhoji Angre island'') is an island with a fort, located south of Mumbai, along the coast of Maharashtra, India. Location Khanderi is located 5 km off the coast of Maharashtra (off Thal, Kihim) and 20 km south ...

# Kharda / Shivpattan Fort # Kohoj Fort #

Kolaba Fort 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 the shores of Alibag, 35 km south of Mumbai, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, ...

# Koldher Fort #

Konkan Diva Fort Konkandiva Fort (transliteration: ''Konkandiva Qilа̄'') is a fort located 70 km from Pune in Maharashtra. This fort is on the boundary of Raigad and Pune district. The fort was important as a surveillance fort to keep watch on the possibl ...

Korlai Fort Korlai Fort is a colonial fort in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly a part of the Chaul in Portuguese India, the structure is a specimen of Portuguese colonial architecture. It was built as a companion to the fort at Chaul, at ...

# Korigad # Kothaligad / Bhairavgad (Kothali) #

Kulang Fort Kulang fort (कुलंग गड ) is located in the Igatpuri area of Nashik district, on the western side of the Kalsubai hill range. This fort is adjacent to the Madangad and Alang forts, all of which were constructed to protect the Nashik ...

Kunjargad Kunjargad Fort ( mr, कुंजारगड) or Kombad Fort ( mr, कोम्बडगड ) is a fort located from Kalyan by way of Khireshwar. The fort is in Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. The name of the fort is deriv ...

# Kurdugad #

Laling fort Laling Killa ( mr, लळिंग किल्ला) is a small fort (''killa'') situated in the present day Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India. The fort is situated on top of Laling hill about south of Dhule city. It was one of the ...

Lingana Location Lingana is a 2969 feet high pinnacle on the mainline of the Sahyadris between Raigad and Torna. It is in the Mahad Taluka of Raigad district and is 35 km from Mahad town. It takes its name from its shape which is like a linga. T ...

Lohagad Lohagad is one of the many hill forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and northwest of Pune, Lohagad rises to an elevation of above sea level. The fort is connected to the neighboring Visapur for ...

# Machindragad # Machnur Fort # Madangad Fort #

Madh Fort Madh Island (Marathi pronunciation: əɖʱ is a group of several quaint fishing villages and farmlands in northern Mumbai. Geography The area is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Malad creek on the east. There are few beaches li ...

# Mailagad Fort/Mahelagad (

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Mahim Fort Mahim (Marathi pronunciation: aːɦiːm( Marathi: माहिम) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mahim Junction railway station on the Western Railway and Harbour Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network is the ...

Mahimangad Mahimangad Fort ( Maan T; 17 40' N, 74 25' E; RS. Koregaon 20 m. W; p. 3,591), in Maan lies within the village limits of Mahimangad village about five and a half miles west of Dahivadi. Description The easiest way to it is by the Satara ...

Mahipalgad Mahipalgad Fort ( mr, महिपालगडा)is a fort located from Belgaum. It is in the Chandgad taluka of Kolhapur district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Kolhapur district. The fort is situated on the mountain ridge ...

Mahipatgad Mahipatgad is a hill fort situated on the east of the Khed. It is one of the largest forts in Maharashtra, with an area of 120 acres. This fort is located 19 km from the Khed City. The Mahipatgad. Suamargad and Rasalgad are situated on a s ...

# Mahur Fort #

Mahuli Mahuli is an area of the Indian state of Maharashtra, covering about 6km. It is approximately 75km north-east of Mumbai in the 421601 postcode. Features Mahuli Fort, located 2815 ft above sea level, is a popular trekking and rock clim ...

# Makrandgad # Malanggad #

Malegaon fort Malegaon Fort is land fort located in the busy Malegaon town. It is located 104 km from Nashik, in Nashik district, of Maharashtra. This fort is on the north bank of Mausam river which is a tributary of Girna river and was built during th ...

# Malhargad/Sonori Fort # Manaranjan Fort #

Mandangad fort Mandangad Fort (also called Chitradurga Fort) is about 2 km from Mandangad town in Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra. This fort is said to be constructed by King Bhoj. After the Mughals lost the Battle of Umberkhind , This fort was captur ...

Mangad fort Mangad Fort is a survey fort which is situated in Borwadi, an area near Mashidwadi in Mangaon, a taluka in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort is made sacred by the footsteps of the founder of Hindavi Swaraj, the famou ...

Fort Mangad Mangad Fort is a survey fort which is situated in Borwadi, an area near Mashidwadi in Mangaon, a taluka in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort is made sacred by the footsteps of the founder of Hindavi Swaraj, the famou ...

# Mangalgad/ Kangori fort #

Mangi-Tungi Mangi-Tungi is a prominent twin-pinnacled peak with plateau in between, located near Tahrabad about 125 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Mangi, high above sea level, is the western pinnacle and Tungi, high, the eastern. Mangi-Tungi ...

# Manikgad ( Dist.-Chandrapur) # Manikgad (Raigad) # Manjarsubha Fort # Manohargad- Mansantoshgad # Markanda Fort # Mazagon Fort # Mohandar fort/ Shidka fort # Mohangad # Mora fort # Morgiri Fort # Mrugagad #

Mulher Mulher is a village in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. Location The village of Mulher (Mayurnagari) is located on the Southern bank of the Mausam River. It is 3.5 km east by road of the village Vide Digar and the Haranbari Da ...

Naldurg Fort Naldurg Fort is a historic fort in Naldurg town of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra state of India. Naldurg Fort is named after Nalraja who built the fort in medieval architectural style. The unique feature of the fort is that it encloses a kn ...

Nanded fort Nanded Fort, also known as Nandgiri Fort is a fort located 4 km on the banks of Godavari river from Nanded city. Nanded is connected by rail, air, and road to major cities in India. The fort is about from the Nanded Railway Station. Histor ...

# Nandoshi fort # Narayangad #

Narnala Narnala Fort or Narnala Killa Sarkar, also known as Shahnoor Fort, is a hill fortress in the Satpura Range of Vidarbh, Maharashtra, India, named after the Rajput Solanki Chaulukya Ruler, Raja Narnal Singh, also known as Narnal Singh Swami. ...

# Narsimhagad # Nhavigad # Nimgiri-Hanumantgad fort # Nivati fort # Pabargad #

Padargad Padargad is a small fort used for vigilance in the past. is situated to the east of Karjat in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is on the Bhimashanker trek route in the Karjat area, because of its height and difficult climbing, it is not visite ...

# Padmadurg # Palgad # Palashi Fort #

Pandavgad Pandavgad Fort) (also called Pandugad) (Wai T; 17° 55' N, 73° 50' E; RS. Wathar, 20 m. SE;), 4177 feet above sea level, lies four miles north-west of Wai. The fort is conspicuous over a low spur branching east from its southern angle. From a ...

# Panhala Fort #

Paranda Fort Paranda Fort is situated in Paranda, a small town in the Osmanabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is protected monument by the Archaeological Survey Of India. The fort may have been constructed in the 15th century by Mahmud Gawa ...

Pargadh Paargad Fort is situated to the south of Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, ar ...

# Parola Fort #

Patta Fort Patta Fort, or Patta Killa, also known as Vishramgad ( mr, पट्टा किल्ला ), is a fort situated between Nasik and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra, India. The Indian ruler Shivaji maharaj once visited and rested there. The resi ...

Pavangad The Kolhapur District of Maharashtra is half a mile towards the east of Panhala fort from which it is separated by a ravine. The chief defense of the fort is a scarped rock fifteen to twenty-five feet high. In most places the steepness of the rock ...

# Pemgiri Fort/ Shahagad #

Pisola fort Pisola Fort is a fort located from Nashik, in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. This fort lies exactly on the borders of Dhule & Nashik District. One side is in Sakri Taluka & another is in Satana Taluka. Though this fort is an impo ...

# Pimpalgaon Raja fort

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Prabalgad Prabalgad (also known as Muranjan, Pradhangad or Prabalmachi) is a fort located between Matheran and Panvel and comes under the Raigad District in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Prabalgad Fort stands at an elevation of in the Western ...

Prachitgad Prachitgad is a fort in the Sahyadri mountain range in Sangli district of Maharashtra state, India. It covers an area of . Location It is located at on the western edge of Chandoli National Park in Sangli district but easiest way to rea ...

Pratapgad 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 hill station. The fort is now a popular tourist destination. The fort's historical ...

# Purandar fort # Purnagad # Rangana Fort #

Raigad Fort Raigad is a hill fort situated in Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the strongest fortresses on the Deccan Plateau. It was previously known as Rairee or Rairy fort. Many constructions and structures on Raigad were b ...

Rajgad Rajgad (literal meaning ''Ruling Fort'') is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as ''Murumdev'', the fort was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji for ...

Rajdher fort Rajdeher Fort ( mr, राजधेर किल्ला) is a fort located from chandwad, Nashik district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Nashik district. History This fort was built earlier than Yadava period. This fort ...

# Ramsej #

Ramtek Ramtek is a city and municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India. History Ramtek hosts the historic temple of Rama. It is believed that Ramtek was the place where Rama, the Hindu god, rested while he was in exile. According to H ...

Rasalgad Rasalgad is a fort in the Maharashtra state of India. It lies 15 km east of Khed City. The fort has been developed as tourist attraction. Its fortification in good condition. The fort lied on a south end of a narrow spur which joins with S ...

Ratangad Ratangad ( mr, रतनगड) is a fort in Ratan Wadi, Maharashtra, India, overlooking the locale of Bhandardara, one of the oldest artificial catchment area. This fort is located in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra. It is on the bounda ...

Ratnagiri Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; �ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...

Ravlya Fort Ravalya Fort ( mr, रवळ्या किल्ला, hi, रवल्या किला, transliteration: ''Ravalya Qilа̄'')is located 43 km from Nashik, Nashik district, of Maharashtra. The Ravlya fort and Javlya fort are twin ...

# Revdanda fort # Riwa Fort # Rohida fort # Sagargad #

Sajjangad Sajjangad ( Marathi: सज्जनगड), meaning "Fort of Good People", is located near the city of Satara, India. It is the final resting place of Sant Ramdas in 18th century India (born 1608). His teachings and works written in books suc ...

Salher Salher is a place located near Waghamba in Satana tehsil in Nashik district of Maharashtra, India.The old name of Salher was Gavalgarh, which was based on the name of the local Bhil king named Gaval Bhil, he was the discoverer of this place. I ...

Salota fort Salota fort is a hill fort in Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Baglan region of Nashik. It lies close to the Salher fort. History No separate history is known about this fort. The fort adjoins Salher fort. This part of hill was fortifi ...

Samangad Samangad is a hill fort in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. It is above sea level. The fort is situated on the oval-shaped top of the hill. The eight-foot-high wall of the fort which encircled the hill top is still intact. Earlier several cisterns ...

# Sakharkherda Fort , Buldhana #

Sangram Durg Sangram Durga is a land fort situated at Chakan, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Original area of fort was 65 acres, currently only 5.5 acres. The Fort was attacked by Mughal general, Shaista Khan with force of 20,000 men with artillery on 23 June 166 ...

Santoshgad Santoshgad (also referred to as Tathavade, the name of the closest village) is a fort in Phaltan taluka of Satara district in Maharashtra, India. Santoshgad hill fort lies in the north-west corner of the Phaltan taluka, about south-west of Phalt ...

Sarasgad Sarasgad fort is situated near village Pali in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. Pali lies about 10 kilometres East of Nagothane along the Nagothane-Khopoli road. This fort height from sea level is 490 meters How to reach Sarasgad Fort is th ...

Sarjekot fort Sarjekot Fort ( mr, सर्जेकोट)is an old military fortification in India. it is situated very close to the Malvan..It is located in the Arabian Sea close to the Malvan town in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra state. History The ...

# Sewri Fort #

Shaniwar Wada Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune, India. Built in 1732, it was the great seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire until 1818. Following the rise of the Maratha Empire, the palace became the center of Indian poli ...

# Shirgaon Fort #

Shivgad Shivgad Fort ( mr, शिवगड किल्ला ) is a fort located 89km from Kolhapur, in Kolhapur district, of Maharashtra. This fort was an important fort in Kolhapur district as a watch over for the Phonda ghat trade route from Kolh ...

Shivneri Shivneri Fort (Marathi pronunciation: �iʋneɾiː is a 17th-century military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is the birthplace of Shivaji, the emperor and founder of Maratha Empire. History Shivneri ...

Shrivardhan Fort Shrivardhan Fort is one of the two hill forts that constitute the Rajmachi fortification, the other being Manaranjan Fort. It is located in Rajmachi village which 8.5 km from Lonavala in the Sahyadris mountain range. At 900 m(3000 feet) a ...

# Siddhagad #

Sindhudurg Fort Sindhudurg Fort (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ is a historical fort that occupies an island in the Arabian Sea, just off the coast of Maharashtra in Western India. The fort was built by Shivaji Maharaj.The fortress lies on the ...

Sinhagad Sinhagad is an ancient hill fortress located at around 49 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously known as ''Kondhana'', the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1670. The Sinhagad ...

Sion Hillock Fort The Sion Hillock Fort is a fort in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay. It was notified in 1925 ...

Sitabuldi Fort Sitabuldi Fort ( Marathi: सीताबर्डी किल्ला), site of the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817, is located atop a hillock in central Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the British after they won this area fo ...

Solapur Fort Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the States and Territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore ...

# Sondai fort # Songir # Songiri #

Sudhagad Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavla and east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level. The entire area around the fort is declared a Sudhagad wi ...

Sumargad Sumargad is a less visited fort in Ratnagiri district. This fort lies east of the Khed. It is about from Khed City. There are no human settlements around the fort. There are two ways to reach Sumargad one; is from Mahipatgad and the other ...

# Surgad #

Suvarnadurg Suvarnadurg ( mr, सुवर्णदुर्ग - translation: ''Golden Fort'', also spelt ''Severndroog'' in English, a spelling sometimes also used for Savandurga) is a fort that is located between Mumbai and Goa on a small island in th ...

Talagad Talgad ( mr, तळगड ) fort is located 18 km south of the Roha town on Roha-Tala-Indapur road. This fort is at an altitude of 1000 feet. This fort is in form of a narrow strip 20 meters in width. This fort is situated on a narrow spu ...

# Tandulwadi fort # Tailbaila fort #

Takmak fort Takmak Fort is located in Palghar taluka of Palghar district in Maharashtra. The fort is situated on a north-south hill spur ending in a steep rise. The fort is in a ruined state with few remains of fortification. This is a fort located from the ...

Tankai fort Tankai fort is a hill, part of the Satmala Range, with the ruins of a large Maratha hill fort on the peak. With Ankai Fort near this fort are known as Ankai-Tankai, the strongest hill fort in the Nashik district, rises about 900 feet above the p ...

# Tarapur fort # Terekhol fort #

Thalner Thalner is an Shirpur Tahsil's Village, the first capital of the Faruqi kings, stands on the banks of the Tapi river, in Shirpur tehsil about 46.67 km. (28 miles) north-east of Dhule in Maharashtra state, India. It was fortified and pla ...

Tikona Tikona also known as Vitandgad) is the dominant hill fort in Maval in western India. It is located near Kamshet around 60 km from Pune. The village nearest to the fort is called Tikona-Peth. The 3500 foot high hill is pyramidal in shape an ...

# Tipagad (Gadchiroli) #

Tringalwadi Tringalwadi fort is located in the Igatpuri taluka of Nashik district. It is located on the ancient trade route passing through Thal ghat. The fort is located near village Tringalwadi. The Tringalwadi irrigation dam which is close to the village ...

Trymbakgad Trymbakgad Fort/Brahmagiri Fort ( mr, त्र्यंबकगड किल्ला ) is a fort located 30 km from Nashik, in Nashik district, of Maharashtra, India. This is an important fort in Nashik district. It is located on a hill ...

Torna Fort 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 it was the first fort captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1646, at the age of 16. The hill ...

Tung Fort Tung Fort ( mr, तुंग किल्ला/कठिणगड ) (or Kathingad; ''difficult fort'' in Marathi) is a hill fort in Pune District, India. Location It is about 12 km from Malavli railway station and can also be approache ...

# Tungi #

Udgir Fort Udgir Fort in the Udgir city in Latur district, Maharashtra of India is a fort built in pre-Bahamani age, dating from the twelfth century CE. It is famous for the historic Battle of Udgir of 1760, in which the Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bha ...

Underi Underi (also called Jaidurg) is a fortified island near the mouth of Mumbai harbour south of Prong's Lighthouse. It is a companion fort to Khanderi and currently lies in Raigad district, Maharashtra. These islands of Khanderi and Underi served ...

# Vaghera Fort #

Vairagad Fort Vairagad is a small fort situated in the Gadchiroli district district of Maharashtra, India, at the confluence of rivers Khobragadhi and Satnalas. The small dusty village of same name is adjacent to the fort. The fort is situated 180 km fr ...

# Vairatgad Fort # Vajragad #

Vandan Fort Vandan Fort ( mr, वंदन किल्ला ) is located in Satara District. This fort is situated on a hilly spur from the main ridge of Sahyadri. This fort is frequently visited by trekkers and pilgrims. The villages at the base are ...

(Satara) # Vardhangad Fort #

Varugad Varugad Fort (Man T; 18� 00' N, 74� 00' E; RS Lonand 22 m. NW; p. 880), in Man lies, as the crow flies, about twelve miles north-west of Dahivadi, within the limits of Panvan village. The best way to it is to camp at Pingli Budrukh fo ...

Vasai Fort Fort Vasai (Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím) is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai (Bassein), Maharashtra, India. The structure was formally christened as the Fort of St. Sebastian in the Indo-Portuguese era. The fort is a monument of ...

/ Bassein Fort # Vasantgad #

Vasota Fort Vasota Fort (also called Vyaghragad (व्याघ्रगड)) is located in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. History It was famously defended by Tai Telin a mistress of Pant Pratinidhi a killedar of the fort when he wa ...

/ Vyaghragad #

Vijaydurg Fort Vijaydurg (sometimes written as Viziadurg), the oldest fort on the Sindhudurg coast, was constructed during the regime of Raja Bhoja II of the Shilahar dynasty (construction period 1193-1205) and restructured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. ...

Vijaygad Fort Vijaygad Fort / ( mr, विजयगड किल्ला ) is a fort located 60 km from Chiplun, in Ratnagiri district, of Maharashtra. This fort is located north of the Jaigad Fort on the northern bank of shastri river creek. History ...

# Vikatgad #

Visapur Fort Visapur Fort (also called Visapoor Fort) is a hill fort near Visapur village in Maharashtra, India. It is a part of the Lohagad-Visapur fortification. Location It is located in Pune district, 5 to 6 km from Malavli Railway statio ...

Vishalgad Vishalgad (also called Vishalgarh, Khelna or Khilna) was a jagir during the Maratha Empire and then later part of the Deccan States Agency of the British Raj. It was governed by Deshastha Brahmins, who were feudatories of Kolhapur State. Fort ...

/Khelna Fort #

Worli Fort The Worli Fort is a fort in Worli, Mumbai, India. Often wrongly assumed to be built by the Portuguese but built by the British around 1675 on the Worli hill. Worli Fort overlooked the Mahim Bay at that time when the city comprised just seve ...

Yashwantgad Fort Yashwantgad Fort is located in Redi, Maharashtra, near the Maharashtra-Goa border. It is located on a small hill North of Jaitapur creek. It is a tree-entangled ruin that looks out over the beaches of the south Maharashtra coast. How to reach T ...

# padmdurang fort # mankigad fort # Dhak bahiri # sakshigad # gopalgad # metghar fort ,nashik # vijaygadh fort #

jaigad fort Jaigad Fort ( mr, जयगड किल्ला, ) (Also transliterated as Zyghur in old British records.) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Ratnagiri District at a distance of 14 km from the temple ...

sarjekot fort Sarjekot Fort ( mr, सर्जेकोट)is an old military fortification in India. it is situated very close to the Malvan..It is located in the Arabian Sea close to the Malvan town in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra state. History The ...

# ratandurg fort #

vijaydurg fort Vijaydurg (sometimes written as Viziadurg), the oldest fort on the Sindhudurg coast, was constructed during the regime of Raja Bhoja II of the Shilahar dynasty (construction period 1193-1205) and restructured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. ...

devgad fort Devgad Fort, also called Janjira Devgad Fort, is a fort located 5 km from Devgad town, in Sindhudurg district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Sindhudurg district. The fort is surrounded by sea from three side and to th ...

chakan fort Sangram Durga is a land fort situated at Chakan, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Original area of fort was 65 acres, currently only 5.5 acres. The Fort was attacked by Mughal general, Shaista Khan with force of 20,000 men with artillery on 23 June 166 ...

# ramshej fort # hadsar fort # Ghangad fort # bhivgad fort # machindragad #

raireshwar Raireshwar fort is in Bhor taluka near Pune, India, away. It is between various hills and forts such as Kenjalgad. In the Maratha Empire age it was a significant fort. Rairashwar is known for its seven coloured soil (mine with seven colour ro ...

# Gumtara Fort

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