List of forts in Maharashtra
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- Aad
- Aajobagad
- Abhasgad
- Achala
- Achalpur (Ellichpur)
- Adas
- Adsul
- Adgaum Fort
- Agashi
- Ahmednagar Fort
- Ahiwant (Sarp/Serpent)
- Ajare
- AjinkyataraAjinkyataraAjinkyatara is a fort on one of the seven mountains surrounding the city of Satara in the Sahayadri Mountains of Maharashtra, India. It is a 16th Century fort and now also holds the television tower for the city of Satara...
- Ajoba
- Akeri
- Akhrani
- AklujAklujAkluj is a city in Solapur district, Maharashtra, India. Akluj was earlier known for its large trade in cotton, which has almost disappeared at present....
- Akola FortAkola fortAkola fort along with the Narnala and Akot forts forms the major fortifications of the Akola district, Maharashtra, India.- History :...
(Asagad/Asadgad) - Akot Fort
- Alang Fort
- Alibag (Hirakot)
- Amalner Fort
- Ambagad
- Ambi Khurd
- Ambolgad
- Amner (Jilpi)
- Andhalgaum
- Anjaneri
- Anjanvel (Gopalgad)
- Ankai
- Antur
- Arnala FortFort ArnalaArnala Fort is built on a small island of the port town of Arnala, located around 8 miles north of Vasai, Maharastra, India. Being an island fort, it is also called Jaldurg or Janjire-Arnala...
- Asava (Ashagad/Asavagad)
- Asherigad
- Assaye
- Aundh
- Aundha (Avandha)
- Ausa (Amarpur/Ambarapur)
- Avachtigad (Medha)
- Avre
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- Badanera
- Bagni
- Bahadurgad
- Bahadurwadi
- Bahem
- Bahiravgad (Bhai Ramgad/Bairamgad/Saramja)
- Bahirgad
- Bahula Fort
- Baitulawadi (Vetalwadi / Baitalwadi)
- Balapur
- Ballalgad
- Ballalpur
- Balwantgad
- Bande
- Bandra Fort
- BankotBankotBankot is a town in India. It was made part of Bombay Presidency in 1756.Its most famous structure is Bankot Fort . This was the first residency of the British Raj in Southern Konkan.-References:* * *...
(Fort Victoria / Himmatgad) - Baramati
- Basgad
- Bavda (Gagangad)
- Bavdhan
- Belapur FortBelapur FortBelapur Fort is a fort near the township of Belapur in Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the Siddis of Janjira. It was later conquered by the Portuguese, and then Marathas. In the early 19th century, the fort was captured by the British...
- Betavad
- Bhagwantgad
- BhairavgadBhairavgadBhairavgad is a fort in India, twenty miles south-west of Patan, Maharashtra and about four miles west of Mala, from which it is pretty easily accessible by a rough footpath through dense jungle, is a rounded hill situated on the face of the Sahyadri range and jutting about a hundred feet into the...
(Bhairamgad) - Bhamer
- Bhamragad
- Bhana Hivra
- Bhandara (Behnor)
- Bhandargad
- Bharatgad
- Bhaskargad (Basgad)
- Bhavangad
- Bhudargad (Bhujbal)
- Bhuikot(Solapur)
- Bhupalgad
- Bhupatgad (Bhopatgad)
- BhushangadBhushangadBhushangad is a hill fort in the Khatav taluk of the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It is oval in shape and rises 600 feet above the surrounding plain. Its top is flat being about 300 square yards in area....
- Birwadi
- Bitangad
- Bodvad
- Bombay Fort
- Borale
- Borgaum
- Bhorgiri
- Bramhagiri
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- Chakan Fort (Islamabad or Sangramgad or Vikramgad) see Sangram DurgSangram DurgSangram Durg is situated at Chakan, Pune. It is a land fort. Firangoji Narsala was a renowned Maratha warrior and military leader in the army of Shivaji, a Maharaja of Maharashtra, in 17th century India. He is famous for his defence of this fort against a Mughal army led by Shayeste Khan in 1660...
- Chambhargad
- Chandan
- Chanderi
- Chandgad
- Chandgad
- Chandpur
- Chandragad
- Chandrapur (Gonddurg / Chanderi / Chanda)
- Chandvad (Chanderi / Chandor)
- Chavand (Jund / Prassanagad)
- Chatale
- Chaul (Agarkot / Palm Garden)
- Chauler (Tilwan)
- Chaugaum
- Chavand
- Chimur
- Chinchgad
- Chinchani
- Chopda (Mustafabad)
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- Dabhol
- DahanuDahanuDahanu is a coastal city and a municipal council in Thane district in the western state of Maharashtra, India.-The Town:The name "Dahanu Gaon" originates from the word "Dhenu Gram" meaning the village of cows. A lot of cattle, particularly cows were owned by the people in Dahanu. Today, Dahanu...
- Danda
- Danda Rajpuri
- Danda Rajapur
- Dategad (Sudergad / Ghera Dategad)
- Dativre
- Daulatmangal (Bhuleshwar)
- Dehra (Bhorgad/Rajdehr)
- Deogiri (Daulatabad)
- Deoli
- Dermal
- Devgad
- Devrukh
- Dhadgaum
- Dhak (Bahiri / Bhaihari)
- Dhamnya
- Dhangad Fort (Gahangad)
- Dharavi (Kala Killa)
- Dharni
- Dharur (Fatahabad)
- DhodapDhodapDhodap , is one of the hill forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated in the Nashik district, the fort is approximately 4750 ft above sea level.-Location:The base village is called as Dhodambe from where you can start to climb the fort...
- Dhule (Devpur)
- Dindu
- Dondwada
- Dronagiri (Karanja)
- Drug
- Dudmal
- Durgadi Fort
- Dusana
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- Gadahinglaj
- Gagangad
- Galna (Kelna)
- Gambhirgad
- Gandharvagad
- Ganeshdurg, SangliSangliSangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...
- GawilgadGawilghurGawilghur was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati District, Maharashtra. It was successfully assaulted by an Anglo-Indian force commanded by Arthur Wellesley on the 15 December 1803 during the...
- Ghanora
- Ghargad (Dhargad)
- Ghodbunder fortGhodbunder fortGhodbunder Fort is a located in Ghodbunder Village, Thane, Maharashtra, India. on the hill.In 1530 the Portuguese came to Thane but they only began building the Ghodbunder fort in 1730. The Portuguese name for the fort was Cacabe de Tanna. The British captured the fort and made it their...
- Ghosalgad (Ghosale)
- Gorakhgad
- Govagad
- Gumtara (Gotara)-At.Pilanze,Bhiwandi
- Gunwantgad (Morgiri)
- Golgumbaz (Bijapur)
- Gopalgad (Anjenwel-Guhagar)
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- Hadsar (Parvatgad)
- Hanumangad (Manchigad / Bijarnigad)
- Hargad
- Harihargad
- HarishchandragadHarishchandragadHarishchandragad is a hill fort in the Ahmednagar region of India. Its history is linked with that of Malshej Ghat, and it has played a major role in guarding and controlling thesurrounding region.-History:...
- Harshgad (Harishgad)
- Hatgad
- Helvak
- Hindola
- Hingana
- Harihar
- Harnai
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- Jaigad
- Jalna
- Jallalkheda
- Jamba
- Jamgaum
- Jamner
- Jangli Jaygad
- Janjira (Mehar-ruba/Mehar-rusa)
- Jawlya
- Jivdhan
- Jintur
- Junnar
- Juna Panhala
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- Kachan
- Kada
- Kagal
- Kailashgad
- Kajagad (Lokhandi Killa)
- Kaldurg
- Kala Killa (or Kala Qilla; see Riwa FortRiwa FortThe Riwa Fort , locally known as Kala Qilla or Black Fort, is a fort in central Mumbai , India on the banks of the Mithi River. The fort is currently in a dilapidated condition amidst the Dharavi slums. It was built by the first governor of Bombay, Gerald Aungier...
) - Kalam (Kalamb/Kolambi)
- Kalanidhigad(kaliwade)
- Kalyan (Durgadi)
- KamalgadKamalgadKamalgad , also called Bhelanja or Kattalgad is a square hill fort in Wai Taluka in Maharashtra, India.- Location :...
- Kamandurg
- Kamsagad (Padamdurg)
- Kamtekot
- Kamtha
- Kanchana
- Kankrala (Kankadi)
- Kanhergad (Kanhira)
- Kanheri (Kanhera/Kanherigad)
- Kankadri (Kantra/Kandas)
- Kanakdurg
- Kandhar
- Kangori (aka Mangalgad)
- Kanvai
- Kanhera
- Karad
- Karanja Fort
- Karhe
- Karmala
- Karnala FortKarnala fortKarnala fort is a hill fort in Raigad district about 10 km from Panvel city. Currently it is a protected place lying within the Karnala Bird Sanctuary...
- Karanala
- Katol
- Katragad
- Kaula Killa
- Kauthe
- Kavnai
- Kayar
- Kelapur
- Kelve
- Kenjalgad (Kelanja)
- Khanapur
- Khandaragad
- KhanderiKhanderiKhanderi is a fortified island 20 km off the coast of Mumbai. This along with its sister fort Underi formed the major fortification along the Mumbai coast. This was built by Shivaji in 1660 CE...
- Kharda
- Khare Patan
- Khatgad
- Khatoda
- Khatale (Pethkodhala)
- Khelna (see VishalgadVishalgadVishalgad was one of the important forts of Shivaji and Maratha Empire. The name ‘Vishalgad’ meaning grand fort in Marathi, was given by Shivaji after annexing it for the Maratha Empire in 1659.The fort is about 1130 meters that is 3630 feet.-Origin of the name Vishalgad:Khelna was in the control...
) - Khubladha (Thal)
- Kittal
- Kohaj (Komj/Konagad)
- Kokan Diva
- Koldher (Kolther)
- Kole (Kale/Koldurg)
- Koparli (Ranala)
- KorigadKorigadKorigad is a fort located about 20 km away from Lonavla in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Its date of construction is not known but likely predates 1500. It is about 929 m above sea level...
- Korlai fortKorlai FortKorlai Fort is a Portuguese fortification in the town of Korlai, Maharashtra, India. It was built on an island which guards the way to the Revdanda Creek. It was meant as a companion to the fort at Chaul. At this strategic position the Portuguese could use it to defend their province which...
- KothaligadKothaligadKothaligad is a small Fort is situated to the east of Karjat in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the famous treks in the Karjat area, because of its small height and easy climbing...
(Peth) - Kudal
- KulabaKolaba FortKolaba Fort is an old military fortification in India. It is situated in the sea at a distance of 1–2 km from the shores of Alibag, 35 km south of Mumbai, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India...
(Alibag) - Kulang (Chota Kulang)
- Kumwarigad (Koraigad)
- Kunjalgad
- Kurdugad (Vitangad/Bishramgad)
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- Laling FortLaling fortLaling Qila is a small fort situated in the present day Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India. The fort is situated on top of Laling hill about south of Dhule city...
- Lasalgaum
- Lasur
- LinganaLinganaLingana is a massive pinnacle on the mainline of the Sahyadris between Raigad and Torna. It takes its name from its shape which is like a linga. It is 2969 feet high with an ascent of four miles, the first half is easy to climb while the second is difficult. Its rock cut steps have been destroyed...
- LohagadLohagadAD) built several structures in the fort such as a big tank and a step-well .On the west side, there is a long and narrow wall-like fortified spur called Vinchukata because of its shape...
- lonawala
- Loni Bhapkar
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- Machal
- Machindragad
- Madangad Fort
- Madgad
- Madha
- Madhala Buruz
- Mahadevgad
- Mahim FortMahim FortThe Mahim Fort is a fort in Mahim in Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India. Strategically located in the Mahim Bay, the fort overlooks Worli to the south, Bandra to the north, and Mahim to the east. The origins of the fort are unclear, but it occupies a strategic location that has been frequently...
- Mahimangad (Mahimandangad/Maimangad/Mahimantgad)
- Mahipalgad
- Mahipatgad
- Makarandgad
- MahuliMahuliMahuli FortAt 2815 ft., this is a sought after trekking destination.It is the highest point in the Thane district. The forest surrounding Mahuli has been declared as a sanctuary. Once Shahaji Raje, father of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had this fortress under his belt.The nearest railway...
- Mahurgad Fort
- Malkapur
- MalanggadMalanggadMalanggad is a hill fort located in Raigad District, Maharashtra. It has an elevation of 789 m above sea level.- Major features :...
- Malavdi
- Malegaon Fort
- MalhargadMalhargadMalhargad is a hill fort in western India near Sasvad, from Pune. It is also known as Sonori Fort due to the village of Sonori being situated at its base...
(Soneri) - Manoranjan Fort (Rajamachi)
- Mansantoshgad (or Manasantoshgad)
- Manchur
- MandangadMandangadMandangad is the northmost taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India.-Description:Mandangad is the taluka headquarters in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state in India. The heart of Mandangad is valota.The village is situated at the extreme north of Ratnagiri District...
- Mangad (Mastiwade/Vinsai)
- MangalgadMangalgadMangalgad, also known as Kangori, is a fort in Maharashtra near the village of Dudhanewadi. Kangori, or Mangalgad Fort, is in the Mahad sub-division about eleven miles east by south from Mahad town. The fort is built on the top of a steep and treeless spur of the Sahyadris, 2457 feet high, and is...
- Mangalvedha
- Mangi Tungi
- Manikgad (Gadchandur)
- ManikgadManikgadManikgad is an ancient fort in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. It is a hill fort 507 metres above sea level built by the Naga kings in the 9 CE. Currently the forts is in a state of ruins and is frequently by wild animals that live in the vicinity like panthers and boars. Several monuments of...
- Manikpunj
- Manohargad
- Manor
- Markandya (Mayurkhandi)
- Masur
- Mathane
- Mathan (Malchan)
- Mazagon FortMazagon FortThe Mazagaon Fort was a British fort in Mazagaon, Mumbai, in the India state of Maharashtra, built around 1680. The fort was razed by the Siddi general, Yakut Khan in June 1690...
- Medad
- Mesna
- Miraj Fort(Murtazabad)
- Mohangad (Jasalodgad)
- Mohol
- Moragad
- MulherMulherMulher is a village in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India.In ancient times, the village was located around the Mulher fort. Now, Mulher village is situated at foothills 2 km away from the fort. The village belongs to the period of Mahabharata, when it was known as Ratnapur...
(Auranggad/Hargad/Mayurgad/Morgad) - Mruggad
- Murtazapur
- Murud-JanjiraMurud-JanjiraMurud-Janjira is the local name for a fort situated on an island just off the coastal village of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India...
(Near Alibaug)
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- Nagardhan
- Naladurg
- Naladurg (Miragad)
- Nanded
- Kalyangad (Nandgiri)
- Nandos
- Naneghat
- Nandurbar
- Narnala (Taliagad)
- NarnalaNarnalaNarnala also known as "Shahanur Fort" is an Indian hill fortress in Maharashtra, India. Narnala was one of the thirteen sarkar of Berar Subah...
(Shahanur) near AkotAkotAkot is a city and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Prashis Meshram-Geography:Akot is located at . It has an average elevation of 345 metres .-Demographics:...
( Akola ) - NarayangadNarayangadAbout three miles east of the town Narayangoan on a detached hill which on the north, south, and west rises sharp from the plain is the dismantled fort of Narayangad .Narayangad is a hill fort near Pune, located 80 km from Pune, 8 km from Narayangaon and 5 km from Khodad village. Near Narayangad is...
- Narkher
- Nashratpur
- Nhavi Killa (see RatangadRatangadRatangad is a fort in Ratan Wadi, Maharashtra, India, overlooking the picturesque locale of Bhandardara, one of the oldest artificial catchment area. The fort is about 2000 years old....
) - Nivati
- Nimgiri
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- PargadhPargadhPaargad Fort is situated to the south of Kolhapur in Maharashtra state in India, at a distance of around 28 km from Chandgad. One of the major attractions of this fort is its serene environment and lush green surroundings...
- Pabar
- Pabhargad
- Padar
- Padargad
- PadamgadPadmadurgPadmadurg, also known as Kasa fort, is a fort in Maharashtra, India. It was built by the great Maratha ruler King Shivaji to the northwest of the fort Janjira. It was built mainly to conquer the fort Janjira, although it is not as big as Janjira. Due to incomplete construction, and bombardment...
(Padmagad/Padmadurg) - Palgad
- Palshi
- Panhala FortPanhala fortPanhala fort , also known as Panhalgad, Pahalla and Panalla , is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. It is strategically located looking over a pass in the Sahyadri mountain range which was a major trade route from Bijapur in the interior of Maharashtra to...
(near Kolhapur) - Pan Buruz
- Pandavgad
- PargadhPargadhPaargad Fort is situated to the south of Kolhapur in Maharashtra state in India, at a distance of around 28 km from Chandgad. One of the major attractions of this fort is its serene environment and lush green surroundings...
- Parkot
- Parinda
- Parola
- Parsik
- Partabgad (see PratapgadPratapgadPratapgad is a large fort located in Satara district, in the state of Maharashtra in India. Significant as the site of the Battle of Pratapgad, the fort is now a popular tourist destination.-Geography:...
) - Parwadi
- Patheri
- PattaPattaPatta Killa, also known as Vishramgad, is situated between Nasik and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra. Shivaji Maharaj once visited and rested there. The residents of Patta Killa are known as Pattekar, meaning residents of Fort Patta....
(aka Vishramgad) - Patansaongi
- Pauni
- PavangadPavangadPavangad is a hill fort in the Kolhapur District, Maharashtra half a mile east of Panhala fort from which it is separated by a ravine. The chief defense of the fort is a scarped rock fifteen to twenty-five feet high. In most places the steepness of the rock has been increased by artificial scarping...
- Peb (Vikatgad)
- Pedagaum (see Bahadurgad)
- Pemgiri (Shahagad)
- Pedka
- Phardapur
- Phonda
- Phutaka Buruz
- PilivPilivPiliv is a village in Tahshil Malshiras in Solapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Piliv is located on Satara Solapur road, 44 km west of Pandharpur, India. It has an average elevation of 72,964820 sq. metres .-Demographics: India census, Piliv had a population...
- PimpalnerPimpalnerPimpalner , is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra, India....
- Pisol (Dighve)
- PrabalgadPrabalgadPrabalgad is a fort located in between Matheran and Panvel, visible from the Mumbai Pune expressway. The fort is located at an elevation of 2300 feet in the Sahyadri mountains. It is located on a plateau very close to Matheran, but unlike Prabalgad fort does not have a good source of water supply...
- PrachitgadPrachitgadPrachitgad is a in the Sahyadri mountain range in Maharashtra, India. It covers an area of .- Location :It is located within Ratnagiri district at Shringarpur. The closest city is Sangameshwar which is approximately 22 km away.-Major Features:It has an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall...
- PratapgadPratapgadPratapgad is a large fort located in Satara district, in the state of Maharashtra in India. Significant as the site of the Battle of Pratapgad, the fort is now a popular tourist destination.-Geography:...
- Purandar fortPurandar fortPurandar fort पुरंदर किल्ला figures repeatedly in the rising of Shivaji against the Bijapur kingdom and the Mughals. Purandhar fort stands 4,472 ft. above the sea in the Western Ghats, 20 miles southeast of Pune. It actually consists of two forts - Purandar and Vajragad...
- Purnagad
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- Raigad fort (Rairi/Shivtirth)
- Raipur (Rajkot)
- Rajapur
- Rajangaum
- Rajdehar
- Rajdher
- RajgadRajgadRajgad , literally meaning King of forts, one of the forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated in the Pune district, the fort is approximately 1326 meters above sea level....
- Rajgoli
- Rajmachi Fort
- Rajkot
- Rajura
- Ramgad
- RamsejRamsejRamsej is a small fort 10 km from Nashik in North-west direction.Ramsej fort near Nashik fought with Mughal's for five and half years. Unfortunately we do not know the name of leader who was fighting but after five and half years he was transferred and new killedar was appointed. Mughal's won...
(Ramsejgad) - Ramtek
- Ranganagad (Prassidhagad)
- Randhiv
- Rasalgad
- RatangadRatangadRatangad is a fort in Ratan Wadi, Maharashtra, India, overlooking the picturesque locale of Bhandardara, one of the oldest artificial catchment area. The fort is about 2000 years old....
(Ratanwadi, AkoleAkoleAkole is a city in Akole tehsil of Ahmednagar district state of Maharashtra. in IndiaAkole is a Taluka Place in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra State India.Well Surrounded with the mountains of Sahyadri....
, Ahmednagar ) - Ratnagiri (Ramdurg, or Bhagwati; see Ratnadurg)
- Raver (Rasalpur)
- Rawlya
- RevdandaRevdandaRevdanda is a village near Alibag, India. It is 17 km away from Alibag and 125 km away from Mumbai.-Directions:Till a few years ago the coastal road that goes south from Alibag used to terminate at Revdanda where it encountered the Kundalika creek. A bridge now spans the creek and the...
- Riwa FortRiwa FortThe Riwa Fort , locally known as Kala Qilla or Black Fort, is a fort in central Mumbai , India on the banks of the Mithi River. The fort is currently in a dilapidated condition amidst the Dharavi slums. It was built by the first governor of Bombay, Gerald Aungier...
- Rohida Fort (Vichitragad)
- Rohilgad
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- SadashivgadSadashivgadSadashivgad is a fort located in Karwar, Uttara Kannada district, in the state of Karnataka in India. Significant and picturesque, the fort is now a popular tourist destination located by the Kali river bridge, which has been built at the confluence of the river and the Arabian Sea...
- Sagargad (Kheldurg/Khaladurg)
- Saitonda (Sutanda)
- SajjangadSajjangadSajjangad meaning Fort of Good People, is located near the city of Satara, India. It is the final resting place of Sant Ramdas, a saint and social reformer in 17th century India...
(Navarastara/Parali) - Sakri
- Salher Fort (Salir/Saler)
- Salota
- SamangadSamangadSamangad is a hill fort in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. It is above sea level. The fort is situated on the oval-shaped top of the hill. The eight-foot-high wall of the fort which encircled the hill top is still intact. Earlier several cisterns cut out of the rock ensured a plentiful supply of...
- Samkshi (Badrud-din)
- Sangli (Ganesh-Durg)
- Sanjan
- SantoshgadSantoshgadSantoshgad is a fort in Phaltan taluka of Satara districtin Maharashtra, India-External links:* from the Maharashtra state government gazetteer.-See also:*List of forts in Maharashtra...
(Thatvade/Thatoli) - Sarasgad Fort (Aminabad/Pali)
- Sarjekot
- Satara (Azimtara or Azamgarh; see AjinkyataraAjinkyataraAjinkyatara is a fort on one of the seven mountains surrounding the city of Satara in the Sahayadri Mountains of Maharashtra, India. It is a 16th Century fort and now also holds the television tower for the city of Satara...
) - Sathavli
- Savda
- Sawantwadi
- Sawargaum
- Sewri FortSewri FortThe Sewri Fort is a fort in Mumbai built by the British at Sewri. Built in 1680, fort served as a watch tower, atop a quarried hill overlooking the Mumbai harbour.-History:...
- Shahada
- Shahagad (Bhimgad)
- Shaniwar WadaShaniwar WadaShaniwarwada is a palace fort in the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Built in 1736, it was the seat of the Peshwa rulers of the Maratha Empire until 1818 when the Peshwas surrendered to the British...
- Shegwa
- Shirgaum
- Shirpur
- Shirval (Subhamangalgad)
- Shivgad
- Shivasamarth gad
- ShivaneriShivneri FortShivneri Fort is a historic military fortification located near Junnar. It is the birthplace of Shivaji.Shahaji, Shivaji's father, was a general in the army of the Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. He was concerned for the safety of his wife Jijabai during her pregnancy as there was constant warfare...
- Shrivardhan FortShrivardhan fortShrivardhan fort is one of the two hill forts that constitute the Rajmachi fortification, the other being Manaranjan fort. It is located in Rajmachi village which 8.5 km from Lonavala in the Sahyadris mountain range. At 900 m above sea level it was the taller of the two peaks. Other than a...
(Rajamachi) - Shrimangalgad (Haji Malang)
- Sidhagad (Bakshidabaksh)
- Sidgad
- Sindhkhedraja
- SindhudurgSindhudurgSindhudurg is a fortress which occupies an islet in the Arabian Sea, just off the coast of Maharashtra in western India. The fortress lies on the shore of Malvan town of Sindhudurg District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, south of Mumbai.-History:Sindhudurg was built by the great Maratha...
- Sinhgad (Kondana/Bakshidabax)
- Sindola
- Sironcha
- Sitabuldi FortSitabuldi FortSitabuldi fort is located in the middle of Nagpur, India, atop a small hillock. The fort was built by Appa Sahib or Mudhoji II Bhonsle of the Kingdom of Nagpur, just before he fought against the British East India Company during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The area surrounding the hillock is now...
- Solapur Fort
- Songad
- Sonegaum
- Songiri (Songir?)
- SudhagadSudhagadSudhagad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavla and east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level.- History :...
(Bhorap) - Sumargad
- Surgad (Ghera Surgad)
- SurjagadSurjagadSurjagad is a small village near Etapalli. There is a yearly festival known as 'Surjagad Yatra' in first week of January. It is a major festival for the Madia Tribes in Bhamragad and Etapalli Talukas of Gadchiroli District. Deity of God is situated in a dense forest and hilly area. This place is...
- SuvarnadurgSuvarnadurgSuvarnadurg is a fort that is located on a small island in the Arabian Sea, near Harnai in Konkan, along the West Coast of India, in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
(Harnai) - Sonori fort (Saswad)
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- Tahuli
- Takmak (or Takmak Tok ; see Raigad Fort)
- Talegad
- Taloda
- Tambhurni
- Tambolya
- Tamkicha Buruz
- Tandulwadi
- TankaiTankAITankAI is a Robocode clone written in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 by Michael T. Moosman. TankAI is currently in beta and no official release date has been set...
- Tarapur
- Tarkhed
- Telbaila
- Tembhurni
- Thalner
- Thane (Hirakot)
- Tipagad
- Tikona (Vitangad)
- Toranmal
- Torna (Prachandagad/Khutublai)Torna FortTorna Fort or Prachandagad is a large fort located in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is historically significant because it is the first fort captured by Shivaji in 1643, forming the nucleus of the Maratha empire. The hill has an elevation of 1405 mts. above sea level, making...
- Trimbak (Brahmagad(giri)/Shrigad)
- Tringalwadi
- Tung FortTung FortTung Fort is a hill fort in Pune District, India.- Location :It is about 12 km from Malawli railway station and can also be approached from Lonavala. Tung Fort has an elevation of 1075 m above sea level. After the building of Pawna dam, it is now surrounded by water on three sides...
(Khatingad) - Tungar
- Tungi (see Tung FortTung FortTung Fort is a hill fort in Pune District, India.- Location :It is about 12 km from Malawli railway station and can also be approached from Lonavala. Tung Fort has an elevation of 1075 m above sea level. After the building of Pawna dam, it is now surrounded by water on three sides...
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- Uchitgad(see PrachitgadPrachitgadPrachitgad is a in the Sahyadri mountain range in Maharashtra, India. It covers an area of .- Location :It is located within Ratnagiri district at Shringarpur. The closest city is Sangameshwar which is approximately 22 km away.-Major Features:It has an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall...
) - Udgir FortUdgir FortUdgir city is known for a well built fort of pre-Bahamani age, dating from the twelfth century CE. It is also famous for the historic battle in which Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, defeated Nizam, and after which the treaty of Udgir was signed....
- Umbargaum
- Umred
- UnderiUnderiUnderi is a fortified island near the mouth of Mumbai harbour south of Prong's Lighthouse. It is a companion fort to Khanderi and currently lies in Raigad district, Maharashtra. These islands of Khanderi and Underi served as one of the landmarks for ships entering Mumbai harbour...
(see Jaidurg) - Usrani
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- Vaghera
- Vairatgad
- Vaishakhgad
- Vandan
- Varangaum
- Vardhangad
- Varugad
- Vasai Fort (Bassein Fort/Bajipur)
- Vasantgad (Khild-i-Fateh)
- Vasota (Vajragad/Vyagrahgad)
- Vazirgad
- VengurlaVengurlaUnder the Köppen climate classification, Vengurla features a tropical monsoon climate. The highest temperature in summer reaches 42°C while in winter, temperature drops up to 10°C. The annual precipitation is .-Demographics:...
- Versova FortMadh FortMadh Fort is a small fort in northern Mumbai, India situated at Madh Island. It was built by the Portuguese and lost it in February 1739 during the war against Maratha empire. It is secluded and difficult to reach, about from Malad and is the last stop on route 271 of BEST bus service or via...
(also called Madh FortMadh FortMadh Fort is a small fort in northern Mumbai, India situated at Madh Island. It was built by the Portuguese and lost it in February 1739 during the war against Maratha empire. It is secluded and difficult to reach, about from Malad and is the last stop on route 271 of BEST bus service or via...
) - Vetalgad
- VijaydurgVijaydurgVijaydurg may refer to:* Vijaydurg * Vijaydurg fort...
(Gheria) - Vijaygad
- Vikhara
- Vilashgad (a part of Jaigad)
- Vinchur
- Virthan
- VisapurVisapur fortVisapur fort is a hill fort near Visapur village in Maharashtra, India. It is a part of the Lohagad-Visapur fortification.- Location :...
- VishalgadVishalgadVishalgad was one of the important forts of Shivaji and Maratha Empire. The name ‘Vishalgad’ meaning grand fort in Marathi, was given by Shivaji after annexing it for the Maratha Empire in 1659.The fort is about 1130 meters that is 3630 feet.-Origin of the name Vishalgad:Khelna was in the control...
(Satkarlana/Khelna/Jinkhed) - Vichitragad