India · 16th century
Fort Anjediva ranks #6,329 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #194 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded 1505, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
Fort Anjediva, built on the Anjadip Island, off the coast of the Indian state of Karnataka but under the administrative jurisdiction of the Indian state of Goa, was once under Portuguese rule. The island of Anjadip has an area of 1.5 square kilometres (0.58 mi2).
Though the fort has a rich history linked to rule in Portuguese India, the fort is presently in ruins. The historic church on the island in its vicinity, the Church of Our Lady of Springs, was built in 1505. The Chapel of Francis of Assisi is also located here, but it is in ruins.
Text adapted from “Fort Anjediva” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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