Vasai Fort

E949976

fort historical monument tourist attraction

Vasai Fort is a historic coastal fortification in Maharashtra, India, known for its Portuguese-era ruins and strategic role in regional maritime trade and defense.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fort ⓘ historical monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
access	reachable by road from Mumbai ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bassein Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasai Killa NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ
builtBy	Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
capturedBy	Maratha Empire in 1739 ⓘ
condition	ruins ⓘ
constructionEnd	16th century ⓘ
constructionStart	1530s ⓘ
controlledBy	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
feature	bastions ⓘ chapels ⓘ church ruins ⓘ granaries ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ sea-facing walls ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ
formerName	Fort Bassein NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy	Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
locatedIn	Maharashtra ⓘ Palghar district NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasai NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
nearbyCity	Vasai-Virar NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Bassein (1739) NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed	Konkan coast NERFINISHED ⓘ North of Mumbai ⓘ
strategicRole	coastal defense ⓘ maritime trade hub ⓘ naval base ⓘ
tourismActivity	film shooting location ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ photography ⓘ
usedFor	administrative center ⓘ military garrison ⓘ storage of goods ⓘ

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