Jaigad Fort
Jaigad Fort (Marathi: जयगड किल्ला, Jayagaḍa killā) (Also transliterated as Zyghur in old British records.) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Ratnagiri District at a distance of 14 km from the temple town of Ganpatipule, in the state of Maharashtra, India. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Shastri river enters the Arabian Sea.It has a commanding view of the bay, the nearby power plant and the open sea. A jetty port Angrey, and a lighthouse is located nearby. Although in ruins, most of the fort's outer wall and ramparts still stand. A deep moat surrounds the fort side not facing the cliff edge. In the middle of the 13 acre fort lies the palace of Kanhoji Angre, a Ganpati temple and wells to store water. It is a protected monument.
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Jaigad Fort
Jaigad Fort (Marathi: जयगड किल्ला, Jayagaḍa killā) (Also transliterated as Zyghur in old British records.) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Ratnagiri District at a distance of 14 km from the temple town of Ganpatipule, in the state of Maharashtra, India. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Shastri river enters the Arabian Sea.It has a commanding view of the bay, the nearby power plant and the open sea. A jetty port Angrey, and a lighthouse is located nearby. Although in ruins, most of the fort's outer wall and ramparts still stand. A deep moat surrounds the fort side not facing the cliff edge. In the middle of the 13 acre fort lies the palace of Kanhoji Angre, a Ganpati temple and wells to store water. It is a protected monument.
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Jaigad Fort (Marathi: जयगड किल ...... r. It is a protected monument.
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Presumed to be Sultan of Bijapur, strengthened by Kanhoji Angre
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Western Wall of the Jaigad Fort
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Protected Ruins
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* East India Company
* India
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Bijapur
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Konkan Pirates
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Sangameshwar
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Jaigad, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
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Jaigad
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India Maharashtra
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Jaigad Fort
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जयगड किल्ला
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Yes
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the Maratha Empire
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Coastal Fortification
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Jaigad Fort (Marathi: जयगड किल ...... r. It is a protected monument.
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Jaigad Fort
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जयगड किल्ला
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