Worli Fort

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Worli Fort
वरळी किल्ला
Worli koliwada, Mumbai, India
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Worli Fort
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Worli Fort
Coordinates 19°01′26″N72°49′00″E / 19.0238°N 72.8166°E / 19.0238; 72.8166
Site information
Owner Flag of India.svg Government of India
Controlled by British Raj Red Ensign.svg British Raj (1675-1947)
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1675 (1675)
Old map of the region (post 1805). Bombay map 18c.jpg
Old map of the region (post 1805).

The Worli Fort is a fort in Worli, Mumbai, India. [1] Though often incorrectly assumed to have been built by the Portuguese, the fort was built by the British around 1675 on Worli Hill. Worli Fort overlooked Mahim Bay at a time when the city comprised just seven islands, and was used as a lookout for enemy ships.

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The centuries-old village is home to one of the oldest communities of fisherfolk still existing in Mumbai. [2]

The area around Worli Hill is also known for its fossils and geology [3]

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References

  1. Murray, John (1859). A handbook for India. Part ii. Bombay. Original from Oxford University. p. 272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Nambiar, Sridevi (5 December 2016). "A Brief History Of Mumbai's Worli Fort". Culture Trip. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. Singh, S.D. (2000). "Petrography and Clay Mineralogy of Intertrappean Beds of Mumbai, India". Journal Geological Society of India. 55.