India · 16th century
Korlai Fort ranks #4,790 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #170 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded 1521, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mumbai, 60 km away. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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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