India · 16th century
Murud-Janjira is the local name of a fort and tourist attraction situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited with the construction of Janjira Fort in the Murud area of present-day Maharashtra India. After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key to the Sidis withstanding various invasion attempts by the Marathas, Mughals, and Portuguese to capture Janjira.
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Murud-Janjira ranks #645 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded 1567, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 14,169 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Mumbai, 87 km away. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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