Fortress
Belapur Fort
🇮🇳 India
Belapur Fort is a fort near the township of Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the Siddhis of Janjira. It was later conquered by the Portuguese, and then Marathas. In the early 19th century, the fort was captured by the British. After the British gained supremacy in the region, with the expansion of the Bombay Presidency, the strategic importance of the fort declined, and it fell into disuse.
Text adapted from “Belapur Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belapur Fort ranks #3,355 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #125 of the 179 mapped in India. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,043 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mumbai, 18 km away. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Belapur Fort?
Belapur Fort stands in India, at 19.00552°, 73.0284°.
How famous is Belapur Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,355 of 8,133 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 Belapur Fort?
Karnala Fort, about 17 km away.
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