Fort Terekhol | hotel, fortification, heritage, historic ruins, tourist attraction

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 hotel, fortification, heritage, historic ruins, tourist attraction
Fort Terekhol. Often mis-spelt as Tirakol or Tirakhol. The fort is situated on the Terekhol River, on the northern tip of Goa.

Maharaja Khem Sawant Bhonsle built this fort in the 17th century. It was then rebuilt in 1764 after the Portuguese Viceroy Dom Pedro Miguel de Almeida captured it.
However, Terekhol was legally incorporated into Goa only in 1788.

In 1825, Dr. Bernado Peres da Silva, a Goan governor general used the fort as a base for an armed rebellion against the Portuguese. The outcome however, was not very fruitful and the Portuguese took over the fort once again.

The remains of the fort have now been converted into a hotel, the Terekhol Fort Heritage. However, the St. Anthony's church inside the fort still remains and is open to the general public on certain occasions such as the annual feast that is usually held in May.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terekhol_Fort
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Coordinates:   15°43'17"N   73°41'11"E

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  • It's a very beautiful fort and hotels.
  • It remained portuguese until 19.Dec.1961. In the 50's Indian fhighters tried to occupied it, but portuguese expelled them again. Occupation never recognized by the portuguese. It's under Goa Bishop authority, and it's a catholic parish.
  • BERNARDO PERES DA SILVA was not a general but a doctor. He graduated in Medecin in the Medical School of Medecin of Goa, after studying in Rachol Seminary. He was a hindu portuguese from Neurá - Goa. Took place in the fights among troops of liberal and absolutist kings D. Pedro e D. Miguel of Portugal. He was designated " Perfeito", kind of Governor of Goa only for one Year - 1835 - and then deputy from India to the portuguese Parliament in Lisbon. Born in 1775, died in 1844 in Lisbon
  • Great place.
  • Here are some great photos taken during my visit of June 2008.
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