Ghodbunder Fort

Ghodbunder Fort is a fort located in Ghodbunder Village, Thane, Maharashtra, India, on the hill just south of the Ulhas River. It was built by the Portuguese and then occupied by the Marathas, before being used as the East India Company's district headquarters. The place was called Ghodbunder because it was where the Portuguese used to trade for ghode (horses) with the Arabs. Hence the name Ghodbunder: ghode (horses) + bunder (port).

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Ghodbunder Fort ranks #4,554 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #145 of the 156 mapped in India. Founded 1550, it is older than 43% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 437 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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