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	'''Kelve Fort ''' / '''Kelwa Fort''' ({{lang-mr\|केळवे किल्ला}}) is a fort located 12.5 km from [[Palghar]], in [[Palghar district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is amidst the [[Casuarina]] plantation on the [[Kelwa Beach]]. This fort is in ruined condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. in solid masonry are in excellent order and worth seeing. The half of the fort is below the sandy beach level. The fort is located in the Mangelwada of Kelve village. There is a small ''Kelve pankot'' on the mouth of the Kelve creek.		'''Kelve Fort''', or '''Kelwa Fort''' ({{lang-mr\|केळवे किल्ला}}), is a fort located 12.5 km from [[Palghar]], in [[Palghar district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is amidst the [[Casuarina]] plantation on the [[Kelwa Beach]]. This fort is in ruined condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. in solid masonry are in excellent order and worth seeing. The half of the fort is below the sandy beach level. The fort is located in the Mangelwada of Kelve village. There is a small ''Kelve pankot'' on the mouth of the Kelve creek.

	==History==		==History==
	This fort was built by Portuguese. The ~~[[portuguese people\|portuguese]]~~ reported that in 1727 there was a garrison of sixty men in the fort out of which seven were white. There were 15 guns of two to ten pounder size but there were no ~~artillery man~~. Most of the guns were unserviceable.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web \|last1=Govt. of Maharashtra \|title=The Marathas \|url=https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thana%20District/Thane-II/histroy_marathas.html#1 \|website=www.gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in \|publisher=Govt. of maharashtra \|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> After the siege of [[Vasai Fort]] by [[Chimaji Appa]], the Maratha army captured this fort on 10 January 1739. The fort was captured by British Army in 1818. The half buried fort in the sandy soil was unearthed in 2008–09.<ref name="trekshitiz" />		This fort was built by Portuguese. The Portuguese reported that in 1727 there was a garrison of sixty men in the fort out of which seven were white. There were 15 guns of two to ten pounder size but there were no artillerymen. Most of the guns were unserviceable.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web \|last1=Govt. of Maharashtra \|title=The Marathas \|url=https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thana%20District/Thane-II/histroy_marathas.html#1 \|website=www.gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in \|publisher=Govt. of maharashtra \|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> After the siege of [[Vasai Fort]] by [[Chimaji Appa]], the Maratha army captured this fort on 10 January 1739. The fort was captured by British Army in 1818. The half buried fort in the sandy soil was unearthed in 2008–09.<ref name="trekshitiz">{{cite web\|title=Kelve fort\|url=http://trekshitiz.com/marathi/Kelve_Fort-Trek-K-Alpha.html\|website=www.trekshitiz.com\|publisher=trekshitiz\|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref>

	==~~How to reach==~~		==Description==
	The nearest town is [[Palghar]] which is 109 km from [[Mumbai]]. The fort is reachable by a motorable road. There are good hotels at Palghar and Saphale. Palghar is well connected by road and rail route.		The fort is rectangular in shape. The entrance gate is east facing immediately followed by another gate at a right angle. There are four triangular bastions triangular on the four corners of the fort.{{coord\|19\|37\|05.1\|N\|72\|43\|41.8\|E\|display=title}}

	~~==Places to see~~==
	The fort is rectangular in shape. The entrance gate is east facing immediately followed by another gate at a right angle ~~to the earlier~~. There are four bastions triangular ~~in shape~~ on the four corners of the fort. It takes about 10 minutes to walk around the parapet wall and visit all the places of the fort.<ref name="trekshitiz">{{cite web \|title=Kelve fort \|url=http://trekshitiz.com/marathi/Kelve_Fort-Trek-K-Alpha.html \|website=www.trekshitiz.com \|publisher=trekshitiz \|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref>
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	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]		[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
	~~[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]~~
	[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]		[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]
	[[Category:Former populated places in India]]		[[Category:Former populated places in India]]

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|native_name = केळवे किल्ला
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* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (1818-1857)
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}}

'''Kelve Fort ''' / '''Kelwa Fort''' ({{lang-mr|केळवे किल्ला}}) is a fort located 12.5 km from [[Palghar]], in [[Palghar district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is amidst the [[Casuarina]] plantation on the [[Kelwa Beach]]. This fort is in ruined condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. in solid masonry are in excellent order and worth seeing. The half of the fort is below the sandy beach level. The fort is located in the Mangelwada of Kelve village. There is a small ''Kelve pankot'' on the mouth of the Kelve creek.

==History==
This fort was built by Portuguese. The [[portuguese people|portuguese]] reported that in 1727 there was a garrison of sixty men in the fort out of which seven were white. There were 15 guns of two to ten pounder size but there were no artillery man. Most of the guns were unserviceable.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web |last1=Govt. of Maharashtra |title=The Marathas |url=https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thana%20District/Thane-II/histroy_marathas.html#1 |website=www.gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in |publisher=Govt. of maharashtra |accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> After the siege of [[Vasai Fort]] by [[Chimaji Appa]], the Maratha army captured this fort on 10 January 1739. The fort was captured by British Army in 1818. The half buried fort in the sandy soil was unearthed in 2008–09.<ref name="trekshitiz" />

==How to reach==
The nearest town is [[Palghar]] which is 109 km from [[Mumbai]]. The fort is reachable by a motorable road. There are good hotels at Palghar and Saphale. Palghar is well connected by road and rail route.

==Places to see==
The fort is rectangular in shape. The entrance gate is east facing immediately followed by another gate at a right angle to the earlier. There are four bastions triangular in shape on the four corners of the fort. It takes about 10 minutes to walk around the parapet wall and visit all the places of the fort.<ref name="trekshitiz">{{cite web |title=Kelve fort |url=http://trekshitiz.com/marathi/Kelve_Fort-Trek-K-Alpha.html |website=www.trekshitiz.com |publisher=trekshitiz |accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref>
{{coord|19|37|05.1|N|72|43|41.8|E|display=title}}

==See also==
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of forts in India]]
* [[Chimaji Appa]]
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]
* [[Maratha Navy]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
* [[Maratha Army]]
* [[Maratha titles]]
* [[Military history of India]]
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Forts in Maharashtra}}
{{MarathaEmpire}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Forts in Palghar district]]
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]
[[Category:Former populated places in India]]

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