Worli Fort
The Worli Fort is a fort in Worli, Mumbai, India.[1] Often wrongly assumed to be built by the Portuguese but built by the British around 1675 on the Worli hill. Worli Fort overlooked the Mahim Bay at that time when the city comprised just seven islands. The Fort was used as a lookout for enemy ships and pirates.
| Worli Fort | |
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वरळी किल्ला | |
| Worli koliwada, Mumbai, India | |
 Worli Fort | |
  Worli Fort | |
| Coordinates | 19.0238°N 72.8166°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  Government of India |
| Controlled by |  British Raj (1675-1947) |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1675 |
Old map of the region (post 1805).
The centuries-old village is home to one of the oldest communities of fisherfolk still existing in Mumbai. It was after the construction of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.[2]
See also
References
- Murray, John (1859). A handbook for India. Part ii. Bombay. Original from Oxford University. p. 272.
- Nambiar, Sridevi (5 December 2016). "A Brief History Of Mumbai's Worli Fort". Culture Trip. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links
- Worli Fort Satellite image in Google Maps
- Worli Fort on YouTube
- Worli Koliwada and Worli Fort on Minor Sights.
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