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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Military Structure<br />
|name = Takmak Fort <br />
|partof = <br />
|location = [[Palghar district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|image = <br />
|caption = <br />
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|type = Hill fort<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|19.564076|72.943476|type:landmark_region:IN-MH|display=inline}}<br />
|materials = Basalt Stone<br />
|height = 1899 ft<ref name="trekshitiz" /><br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruined <br />
|ownership = Government<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby ={{flagcountry|Portuguese Empire}} <small>(1594-1739)</small><br />{{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (<small>1739-1817</small>)<br /><br />
{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}<br />
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (<small>1817-1857</small>)<br />
* {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Raj]] (<small>1857-1947</small>)<br />
{{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>)<br />
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}}<br />
'''Takmak Fort '''is located in [[Palghar taluka]] of [[Palghar district]] in [[Maharashtra]]. The fort is situated on a north-south hill spur ending in a steep rise. The fort is in a ruined state with few remains of fortification. This is a fort located {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city of [[Mumbai]]. For some time, this fort was in the possession of the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] and it was captured by [[Maratha Empire|Maratha army]] after the [[Battle of Vasai]] in 1739. It was captured by [[British Army]] in 1817.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web |last1=Pathak |first1=Arunchandra S. |title=Takmak fort |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thane/places_t.html |website=www.cultural.maharashtra.gov.in |publisher=Govt. of maharashtra |accessdate=3 May 2020}}</ref><br />
==How to reach==<br />
The fort is accessible in all seasons. It takes about three hours to reach the fort entrance from the base village Sakwar. The trek route starts from the Ramkrishna Mission situated on the [[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48]]. The trek path passes along the narrow spur running north until the scarp, where it is steep. It takes another 30 minutes on an average to visit the entire fort. <br />
==Places to see==<br />
There is a cannon in good condition, however the rest of the fortification is ruined. There are few rock cut cisterns and remains of buildings on the fort.<ref name="trekshitiz">{{cite web |last1=trekshitiz |title=Takmak fort |url=http://trekshitiz.com/Ei/Takmak-Trek-T-Alpha.html |website=www.trekshitiz.com |publisher=trekshitiz |accessdate=3 May 2020}}</ref> <br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of forts in India]]<br />
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
{{MarathaEmpire}}<br />
[[Category:Forts in Palghar district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Palghar district]]</div>Bot