Korlai Fort

Korlai Fort is a colonial fort in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly a part of Chaul in Portuguese India, the structure is a specimen of Portuguese colonial architecture. It was built as a companion to the fort at Chaul, at this strategic position the Portuguese could use it to defend their province which stretched from Korlai to the Fort Bassein. Vestiges of the Portuguese occupation are manifested in the distinct dialect of the Korlai villages inhabitants which is a Luso-Indian creole called Korlai Portuguese Creole.

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Korlai Fort ranks #2,577 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #108 of the 156 mapped in India. Founded 1521, it is older than 48% 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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