Fortress
Ghodbunder Fort
🇮🇳 India · 16th century
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 #4,141 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #143 of the 179 mapped in India. Founded 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,057 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% 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.
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Where is Ghodbunder Fort?
Ghodbunder Fort stands in India, at 19.2962°, 72.8883°.
When was Ghodbunder Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ghodbunder Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,141 of 8,134 worldwide, and #143 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 Ghodbunder Fort?
Fort Vasai, about 9 km away.
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