India · 16th century
Ghodbunder Fort ranks #4,132 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #154 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,057 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vasai-Virar, 21 km away. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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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