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Ankai Fort is a historic site found in the Satmala Range hills in western India. [1] [2] It is located in Yeola Taluka of Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra. The fort was built by Yadava of Devgiri. Geographically, it is near Manmad. The Ankai fort and Tankai fort are two different forts on adjacent hills. A common fortification is ...
Anvika Fort; Addanki Fort - Prakasam district; ... This is a list of forts in India. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
Mumbai fort, Fort William in Kolkata, Fort St George in Chennai were the main bastions constructed. These cities developed from the small townships outside the forts. Parsimony of the East India Company, non-availability of trained engineers and use of local materials and artisans resulted in the simple design and construction initially.
Fort Corjuem. Fort Assunção [1] or Corjuem Fort is a fortress situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the village of Aldona on the river island of Corjuem, Goa. It was a military fortress for the defense of Portuguese India. It is smaller than the other forts in Goa, but it gives a good view of the surrounding river and land.
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It has two water tanks (Devtalav and Khantalav), [4] which would have been the main water source in case the fort was besieged. Within the fort the ruins of a mosque are the most conspicuous. It stands at the highest point in the inner fort and is built in the Pathan style of architecture. The mosque has a square canopy with intricate stone ...
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The fort wall was built on barren and rocky surface and fortified by towers. [8] The fort was built at a huge cost, as it provided military defence fortifications to defend the Portuguese colonial interests in India. The fort walls were mostly built with clay and stone, since there was shortage of limestone and other materials on the island.