Fort Devgad

India / Maharashtra / Rajapur /
The name ‘ Devgad’(or Devgarh) of the city and tehsil are derived from this historic fort lying at the confluence of Arabian Sea and Devgad creek. Kanoji Angre, chief of Martha admiralty, was instrumental in erecting this elegant looking fort in 1705. Devgad is a natural harbor and well guarded port town. Earlier big ships used to dock at the port jetty.

When the fort was built it was surrounded by water from all the sides so at the time it was called as "Janjire Devgad"(Janzira means an island in Arabic). It has been spread in 120 acres. There is a Ganesh temple in the fort. Port office is situated in the fort. The lighthouse is situated here


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devgad
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Coordinates:   16°23'16"N   73°22'20"E

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  • in the picture u see the lighthouse and the temple which are within the perimeter of this fort
  • A good photo.
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