Fortress
Arnala Fort
🇮🇳 India
Arnala Fort is built on a small island off the port town of Arnala, located around 13 km (8 miles) north of Vasai, Maharashtra, India. Being an island fort, it is also called Jaldurg or Janjire-Arnala. The Marathas who built the present fort called it Janjire Arnala.
The Vaitarna River in North Konkan meets the sea near this fort, allowing it to overlook the entire bay.
The Government of India declared this fort as a National Protected Monument in Maharashtra on May 26, 1909.
Text adapted from “Arnala fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arnala Fort ranks #3,408 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #125 of the 172 mapped in India. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vasai-Virar, 7 km away. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Arnala Fort?
Arnala Fort stands in India, at 19.46577°, 72.73247°.
How famous is Arnala Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,408 of 7,738 worldwide, and #125 in India. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Arnala Fort?
Fort Vasai, about 17 km away.
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