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<p>Contributed a new entry to the platform.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Historycal fort in India}}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Fort of Daman&#039;&#039;&#039; (informally called &#039;&#039;Moti Daman Fort&#039;&#039;) is located in the Damão Grande part of the town of [[Daman district, India|Daman]], in the Union territory of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|DNDD]] on the west coast of India.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=The Fort of Moti Daman {{!}} UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu {{!}} India |url=https://ddd.gov.in/centers/the-fort-of-moti-daman/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |language=en-US}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Infobox military installation<br /> | name = Fort of Daman <br /> | ensign = <br /> | native_name = Fortim do Damão <br /> | partof = [[Portuguese India]]<br /> | location = [[Moti Daman|Damão Grandé]]<br /> | nearest_town = <br /> | country = India<br /> | image = Gateway of Moti Daman.jpg<br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = Daman Fort<br /> | image2 = <br /> | alt2 = <br /> | caption2 = <br /> | type = Coastal Fort<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|20|24|47|N|72|49|56|E|type:landmark|display=inline}}<br /> | image_map = <br /> | image_mapsize = <br /> | image_map_alt = <br /> | image_map_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3<br /> | pushpin_mapsize = 200px<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Fort of Daman<br /> | pushpin_relief = <br /> | pushpin_image = <br /> | pushpin_label = <br /> | pushpin_label_position = <br /> | pushpin_mark = <br /> | pushpin_marksize = <br /> | open_to_public = Yes<br /> | site_other = <br /> | site_area = <br /> | code = <br /> | built = 1559 AD (groundbreaking) &lt;br&gt;1581 AD (completed)<br /> | used = Civilian use<br /> | builder = <br /> | materials = Laterite stone and mud<br /> | height = 40m<br /> | fate = <br /> | condition = mostly intact<br /> | battles = [[Siege of Daman (1581)]]<br /> | events = <br /> | current_commander = none<br /> | past_commanders = Martim Afonso de Melo<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Daman, Fort}}<br /> <br /> {{India-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Portuguese forts in India]]<br /> [[Category:Forts in India]]</div>

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