Murud-Janjira

Murud-Janjira Fort
Murud Janjira Fort
Murud-Janjira
Location in Maharashtra, India
Murud-Janjira
Murud-Janjira (Maharashtra)
LocationRaigad district, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates18°17′59″N 72°57′52″E / 18.299589°N 72.964425°E / 18.299589; 72.964425
TypeFortress

Murud-Janjira (pron.ⓘ) is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot 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 the 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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