Murud-Janjira

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 #642 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 172 mapped in India. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 14,169 times in the last 60 days, more than 95% 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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