Monday 28 February 2011

Forts




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Maharashtra is blessed with a glorious history, the advent of Shivaji Maharaj only brightened it all the more. There are hundreds of forts in Maharashtra. Land based forts, Hill Forts, Sea Forts. Unfortunately majority of these forts today are in miserable condition, due to the apathy of the government, the tourists that flock these historical remnants also contribute to the woes. 

The following are the forts existing in Maharashtra, some very popular, while the names of some are even unheard.

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Forts of Maharashtra
Aad Aajobagad Abhasgad Achala
Achalpur (Ellichpur) Adas Adsul Adgaum Fort
Agashi Ahmednagar Fort Ahiwant (Sarp/Serpent) Ajare
Ajinkyatara Ajoba Akeri Akhrani
Akluj Akola Fort (Asagad/Asadgad) Akot Fort Alang Fort
Alibag (Hirakot) Amalner Fort Ambagad Ambi Khurd
Ambolgad Amner (Jilpi) Andhalgaum Anjaneri
Anjanvel (Gopalgad) Ankai Antur Arnala Fort
Asava (Ashagad/Asavagad) Asherigad Assaye Aundh
Aundha (Avandha) Ausa (Amarpur/Ambarapur) Avachtigad (Medha) Avre
Badanera Bagni Bahadurgad Bahadurwadi
Bahiravgad (Bhai Ramgad/Bairamgad/Saramja) Bahirgad Bahula Fort Baitulawadi (Vetalwadi / Baitalwadi)
Balapur Ballalgad Ballalpur Balwantgad
Bande Bandra Fort Bankot (Fort Victoria / Himmatgad) Baramati
Basgad Bavda (Gagangad) Bavdhan Belapur Fort
Betavad Bhagwantgad Bhairavgad (Bhairamgad) Bhamer
Bhamragad Bhana Hivra Bhandara (Behnor) Bhandargad
Bharatgad Bhaskargad (Basgad) Bhavangad Bhudargad (Bhujbal)
Bhuikot(Solapur) Bhupalgad Bhupatgad (Bhopatgad) Bhushangad
Birwadi Bitangad Bodvad Bombay Fort
Borale Borgaum Bhorgiri Bramhagiri
Chakan
(Islamabad/Sangramgad/Vikramgad)
Chambhargad Chandan Chanderi
Chandgad Chandpur Chandragad Chandrapur
(Gonddurg / Chanderi / Chanda)
Chandvad (Chanderi / Chandor) Chavand (Jund / Prassanagad) Chatale Chaul (Agarkot / Palm Garden)
Chauler (Tilwan) Chaugaum Chavand Chimur
Chinchgad Chinchani Chopda (Mustafabad) Dabhol
Dahanu Danda Rajpuri Dategad (Sudergad / Ghera Dategad) Dativre
Daulatmangal (Bhuleshwar) Dehra (Bhorgad/Rajdehr) Deogiri (Daulatabad) Deoli
Dermal Devgad Devrukh Dhadgaum
Dhak (Bahiri / Bhaihari) Dhamnya Dhangad Fort (Gahangad) Dharavi (Kala Killa)
Dharni Dharur (Fatahabad) Dhodap Dhule (Devpur)
Dindu Dondwada Dronagiri (Karanja) Drug
Dudmal Durgadi Dusana Ekadara
Elephanta (Gharapuri) Fatehkheda Fattegad Gadahinglaj
Gagangad Galna (Kelna) Gambhirgad Gandharvagad
Ganeshdurg, Sangli Gawilgad Ghanora Ghargad (Dhargad)
Ghodbunder fort Ghosalgad (Ghosale) Gorakhgad Govagad
Gumtara (Gotara) Gunwantgad (Morgiri) Gopalgad (Anjanvel) Hadsar (Parvatgad)
Hanumangad (Manchigad / Bijarnigad) Hargad Harihargad Harishchandragad
Harshgad (Harishgad) Hatgad Helvak Hindola
Hingana Harihar Harnai Irshaal
Indragad Indrai (Indragad) Induri Fort (Talegaon Dabhade) Jaigad
Jadhavgadh Jalna Jallalkheda Jamba
Jamgaum Jamner Jangli Jaygad Janjira
(Mehar-ruba/Mehar-rusa)
Jawlya Jivdhan Jintur Junnar
Juna Panhala Kachan Kada Kagal
Kailashgad Kajagad (Lokhandi Killa) Kaldurg Kala Killa (Riwa Fort)
Kalam (Kalamb/Kolambi) Kalanidhigad(kaliwade) Kalavantin Kamalgad
Kamandurg Kamsagad (Padamdurg) Kamtekot Kamtha
Kanchana Kankrala (Kankadi) Kanhergad (Kanhira) Kanheri (Kanhera/Kanherigad)
Kankadri (Kantra/Kandas) Kanakdurg Kandhar Kangori (Mangalgad)
Kanvai Kanhera Karad Karanja Fort
Karhe Karmala Katol Katragad
Kaula Killa Kauthe Kavnai Kayar
Kelapur Kelve Kenjalgad (Kelanja) Khanapur
Khandaragad Khanderi Kharda Khare Patan
Khatgad Khatoda Khatale (Pethkodhala) Khelna
Khubladha (Thal) Kittal Kohaj (Komj/Konagad) Kokan Diva
Koldher (Kolther) Kole (Kale/Koldurg) Koparli (Ranala) Korigad
Korlai fort Kothaligad (Peth) Kudal Kulaba (Alibag)
Kulang (Chota Kulang) Kumwarigad (Koraigad) Kunjalgad Kurdugad (Vitangad/Bishramgad)
Laling Fort Lasalgaum Lasur Lingana
Lohagad Lonawala Loni Bhapkar Machal
Machindragad Madangad Fort Madgad Madha
Madhala Buruz Mahadevgad Mahim Fort Mahimangad
Mahipalgad Makarandgad Mahuli Mahurgad Fort
Malkapur Malanggad Malavdi Malegaon Fort
Malhargad (Soneri) Manoranjan Fort (Rajmachi) Mansantoshgad (or Manasantoshgad) Manchur
Mandangad Mangad (Mastiwade/Vinsai) Mangalgad Mangalvedha
Mangi Tungi Manikgad (Gadchandur) Manikgad Manikpunj
Manohargad Manor Markandya (Mayurkhandi) Masur
Mathane Mathan (Malchan) Mazagon Fort Medad
Mesna Miraj Fort(Murtazabad) Mohangad (Jasalodgad) Mohol
Moragad Mulher Mruggad Murtazapur
Murud-Janjira Nagardhan Naladurg Nanded
Kalyangad (Nandgiri) Nandos Naneghat Nandurbar
Narnala (Taliagad) Narnala (Shahnur) Narayangad Narkher
Nashratpur Nhavi Killa Nivati Nimgiri
Pargadh Pabar Pabhargad Padar
Padargad Padamgad Palgad Palshi
Panhala Fort Pan Buruz Pandavgad Pargadh
Parkot Parinda Parola Parsik
Pratapgad Parwadi Patheri Patta (aka Vishramgad)
Patansaongi Pauni Pavangad Peb (Vikatgad)
Pedagaum (see Bahadurgad) Pemgiri (Shahagad) Pedka Phardapur
Phonda Phutaka Buruz Piliv Pimpalner
Pisol (Dighve) Prabalgad Prachitgad Purandar fort
Purnagad Raigad fort (Rairi/Shivtirth) Raipur (Rajkot) Rajapur
Rajangaum Rajdehar Rajdher Rajgad
Rajgoli Rajmachi Fort Rajkot Rajura
Ramgad Ramsej (Ramsejgad) Ramtek Ranganagad (Prassidhagad)
Randhiv Rasalgad Ratangad Ratnagiri (Ratnadurg)
Raver (Rasalpur) Rawlya Revdanda Riwa Fort
Rohida Fort (Vichitragad) Rohilgad Sadashivgad Sagargad (Kheldurg/Khaladurg)
Saitonda (Sutanda) Sajjangad (Navarastara/Parali) Sakri Salher Fort (Salir/Saler)
Salota Samangad Samkshi (Badrud-din) Sangli (Ganesh-Durg)
Sanjan Santoshgad (Thatvade/Thatoli) Sarasgad Fort (Aminabad/Pali) Sarjekot
Satara (Ajinkyatara) Sathavli Savda Sawantwadi
Sawargaum Sewri Fort Shahada Shahagad (Bhimgad)
Shaniwar Wada Shegwa Shirgaum Shirpur
Shivgad Shivasamarth gad Shivneri Shrivardhan Fort
Shrimangalgad (Haji Malang) Sidhagad (Bakshidabaksh) Sidgad Sindhkhedraja
Sindhudurg Sinhgad (Kondana/Bakshidabax) Sindola Sironcha
Sitabuldi Fort Solapur Fort Songad Sonegaum
Songiri (Songir) Sudhagad (Bhorap) Sumargad Surgad (Ghera Surgad)
Surjagad Suvarnadurg (Harnai) Sonori fort (Saswad) Tahuli
Talegad Taloda Tambhurni Tambolya
Tamkicha Buruz Tandulwadi Tankai Tarapur
Tarkhed Telbaila Tembhurni Thalner
Thane (Hirakot) Tipagad Tikona (Vitangad) Toranmal
Torna (Prachandagad/Khutublai) Trimbak (Brahmagad(giri)/Shrigad) Tringalwadi Tung Fort(Khatingad)
Tungar Tungi (see Tung Fort) Uchitgad(Prachitgad) Udgir Fort
Umbargaum Umred Underi (Jaidurg) Usrani
Vaghera Vairatgad Vaishakhgad Vandan
Varangaum Vardhangad Varugad Vasai Fort (Bassein Fort/Bajipur)
Vasantgad (Khild-i-Fateh) Vasota (Vajragad/Vyagrahgad) Vazirgad Vengurla
Versova (Madh Fort) Vetalgad Vijaydurg (Gheria) Vijaygad
Vikhara Vilashgad (a part of Jaigad) Vinchur Virthan
Visapur Vishalgad (Satkarlana/Khelna/Jinkhed) Vichitragad Wadgaum Madhe
Wajragad (Rudramal) Wathar Worli Fort Yadwan
Yawal Fort Yashwantgad (Redi)   
 
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