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<p>robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Bot" title="User talk:Bot">talk page</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox military installation<br /> |name = Vijaygad Fort <br /> |native_name = विजयगड किल्ला <br /> |partof = Konkan Coast<br /> |location = [[Ratnagiri district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> |map_type=India Maharashtra<br /> | map_size = 300<br /> |map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br /> |type = Sea Fort<br /> |coordinates = {{coord|17|18|14.8|N|73|14|26.5|E}}<br /> |materials = Laterite Stone<br /> |height = MSL.<br /> |used = <br /> |condition = Ruins <br /> |ownership = Government of India<br /> |open_to_public = Yes<br /> |controlledby = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Vijaygad Fort &#039;&#039;&#039; / ({{lang-mr|विजयगड किल्ला }}) is a fort located 60&amp;nbsp;km from [[Chiplun]], in [[Ratnagiri district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is located north of the [[Jaigad Fort]] on the northern bank of shastri river creek.<br /> <br /> ==History== <br /> Much less history is known about this fort. It is a small fort about an acre in area, it is surrounded by a ditch on the three sides. In 1862 the walls were found to be in ruins and had only one gun. there was no garrison and no water.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Ratnagiri%20and%20Sawantwadi/ratnagiri/places1_v.html#6 |title=Gazetteer Of The Bombay Presidency - Ratnagiri And Savantvadi |publisher=Gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2018-05-27}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==How to reach==<br /> The nearest town is [[Chiplun]] and [[Guhagar]]. The fort is close to village Tavsal. A wide motorable road leads to the entrance gate of the fort. It takes about 10 minutes to have a walk around the fort.<br /> <br /> ==Places to see==<br /> There is one entrance gate in the fort with some fortification.<br /> <br /> {{coord|17|18|14.8|N|73|14|26.5|E|display=title}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br /> * [[List of forts in India]]<br /> * [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br /> * [[Maratha Navy]]<br /> * [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br /> * [[Maratha War of Independence]]<br /> * [[Military history of India]]<br /> * [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br /> {{MarathaEmpire}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br /> [[Category:Forts in Ratnagiri district]]<br /> [[Category:16th-century forts in India]]</div>

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