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Murud-Janjira

Murud-Janjira
Murud Janjiraa bastions
Military structure
NameMurud Janjira
TypeIndia Maharashtra
Built1490|builder=
Construction
materials
Stone
Current
condition
Partially intact
Current
owner
Government of India
Open to
the public
Yes
Controlled bySiddis

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Murud-Janjira is the local name for a fort situated at the coastal village of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is famous for being the only fort along India's western coast that remained undefeated despite Dutch and English East India Company attacks.

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This is 2nd clip taken while going on Janjira fort on yacht.
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This movie clip is taken while going to Murud Fort from Murud Village to Fort on Yacht....
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Murud-Janjira fort
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About bike ride done along the coast of Maharashtra covering Phansad Sanctuary, Janjira, Rajapuri, Murud, Nandgaon, Kashid, Korlai, Revdanda, Chaul, Nagaon, Akshi, Alibaug, Mandwa and Kihim..!!
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Amazing island fort built by the abyssinians in 1150, 3 hours south of bombay. we stayed in a nice little hotel with a pool, high up on a hill
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Coast Guard station at Murud Janjira commissioned - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--The new Coast Guard station at -Murud Janjira- will play an effective role in undertaking joint coast patrol along with police, Customs and Fisheries ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:04:13 GMT+00:00
Coast Guard stations to keep terror at bay - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Along with all this, three new Coast Guard stations are progressively being commissioned at Veraval in Gujarat, Dahanu and -Murud Janjira- in Maharashtra to ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:50:53 GMT+00:00

Forts in Maharashtra

Akola district|Akola district |
Satara districtAjinkyatara * Bhushangad * Kamalgad * Pratapgad * Santoshgad * Shrivardhan * Manaranjan * Vasota
Mumbai suburban districtFort Arnala * Ghodbunder fort
Mumbai city districtBassein Fort * Belapur Fort * Bombay Castle * Castella de Aguada * Dongri Fort * Fort George * Madh Fort * Mahim Fort * Mazagon Fort * Riwa Fort * Sewri Fort * Sion Hillock Fort * Worli Fort
Raigad districtKarnala fort * Korlai Fort * Kothaligad * Kolaba Fort * Lingana * Manikgad * Murud-Janjira * Padmadurg * Raigad * Sudhagad * Malanggad * Khanderi * Underi * Prabalgad * Irshalgad
Aurangabad DistrictDaulatabad
Amravati districtGawilghur
Ahmednagar districtHarishchandragad * Ratangad * Ahmednagar Fort
Ratnagiri districtJaigad Fort * Prachitgad * Suvarnadurg * Yeshwantgad * Mandangad
Pune districtKorigad * Malhargad * Mangalgad * Purandar fort * Rajgad * Sangram Durg * Sajjangad * Shaniwarwada * Shivneri * Sinhagad * Tikona * Tung Fort * Visapur fort * Vishalgad * Lohagad * Torna
Nashik districtMangi-Tungi * Dhodap
Kolhapur districtPargadh * Panhala fort * Pavangad * Samangad
Sindhudurg districtSindhudurg * Vijayadurg
Nagpur districtSitabuldi
Dhule districtLaling * Thalner
Thane districtMahuli |

Forts in India

VijayanagaraGingee Fort * Bangalore Fort * Udayagiri Fort * Vellore Fort
Deccan sultanatesAhmednagar Fort * Golkonda * Gawilghur * Narnala * Panhala fort * Purandar fort * Khammam Fort
Gujarat SultanateMahim Fort
Delhi SultanateAligarh Fort * Bandhavgarh Fort * Qila Mubarak * Siri Fort * Tughlaqabad * Salimgarh Fort * Daulatabad
Various NayaksChitradurga Fort * Bekal Fort * Dindigul Fort * Gingee Fort * Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort * Chandragiri fort * Hosdurg Fort
Malwa SultanateMandsaur Fort
Faruqi dynastyAsirgarh * Laling * Thalner
RajputAchalgarh * Amber Fort * Chittorgarh Fort * Jaigarh Fort * Jaisalmer Fort * Jalore Fort * Junagarh Fort * Kankwadi * Kumbhalgarh * Nahargarh Fort * Taragarh Fort * Lal Kot * Gwalior Fort * Kalinjar * Hinglajgarh * Mehrangarh Fort * Narwar Fort * Senapati fortress * Bahu Fort
MarathaDongri Fort * Harishchandragad * Kolaba Fort * Lohagad * Sudhagad * Sinhgad * Tikona * Panhala fort * Pratapgad * Vishalgad * Rajgad * Sindhudurg * Vijaydurg * Shivneri * Raigad * Gajendragarh * Gingee Fort * Shaniwar Wada * Jhansi Fort * Hinglajgarh * Manora * Visapur Fort * Sadashivgad
Mughal EmpireOld Fort, Delhi * Qila Rai Pithora * Chanderi fort * Agra Fort * Allahabad Fort * Fatehpur Sikri * Red Fort * Akola fort * Kangra Fort
JatGohad Fort * Lohagarh Fort * Nahar Singh Mahal
Mysore kingdomDevanahalli Fort * Palakkad Fort * Bekal Fort * Sankagiri Fort
SiddiMurud-Janjira * Belapur Fort * Underi
TravancoreVattakottai Fort * Udayagiri Fort * East Fort
PortugueseBassein Fort * Bombay Castle * Fort Arnala * Castella de Aguada * Korlai Fort * Madh Fort * St. Angelo Fort * Pallipuram Fort * Fort Aguada * Fort Anjediva * Cranganore Fort * Ghodbunder fort * Diu Fort
British RajFort St. George * Fort William * Bombay Fort * Riwa Fort * Worli Fort * Mazagon Fort * Sion Hillock Fort * Sewri Fort * Mahim Fort * Thalassery Fort * Fort St. David
Durrani EmpireHari Parbat
Suri dynastyRohtasgarh * Munger Fort



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