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Historic Sites Attractions In Thane District

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Thane District is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the nation, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 Census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur. This is the most populous district in India. The district is situated between 18°42' and 20°...
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  • 2. Bassein Fort Thane
    Fort Bassein, also known as the Vasai Fort or Fort Baçaim , is a large fort in the town of Vasai in the Palghar district of Maharashtra state in the Konkan division in India. The name Bassein is the English version of the Portuguese Baçaim , itself a version of an apparently native name that may have a connection to the Vasa Konkani tribals of the North Konkan region, extending from Mumbai into South Gujarat. The Marathi name of the place is Vasai. The complete form of the Portuguese name is Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím or the Fort of St. Sebastian of Vasai. The fort is a monument of national importance and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.The fort and the town are accessible via the Vasai Road railway station which itself is in Navghar-Manikpur, a part of t...
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  • 4. Gorakhgad Fort Thane
    Gorakhgad Fort / गोरखगड is a fort located 24 km from Murbad, Thane district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Thane district. This fort was mainly used by sadhus or hermits for meditation. It was also used to guard the ancient trade route passing through Naneghat.
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  • 5. Shiv Temple Ambarnath
    The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, still in use, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya. It is situated on the bank of Vadavan river, 2 km away from Ambarnath railway station. The temple was built in 1060 AD in the Hemadpanti style, beautifully carved in stone. It was probably built by Shilahara king Chhittaraja, it may also have been rebuilt by his son Mummuni.Unusually, the sanctuary or garbhagriha is below ground, reached by some 20 steps down from the mandapa, and is open to the sky as the shikhara tower above stops abruptly at a little above the height of the mandapa, and was apparently never completed. It is in bhumija form, and if completed would have...
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  • 6. Kohoj Hill Fort Thane
    Kohoj is a medieval military fortification located near Palghar in Palghar district in Maharashtra, India.
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  • 7. Malang Gad Kalyan
    Malanggad , is a hill fort located in the Matheran Hill Range, Raigad District, Maharashtra. The fort is located at about 789 m above the sea level.
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  • 8. Shirgaon Fort Thane
    Shirgaon Fort / Shirgao Fort is a fort located 6.5km from Palghar, in Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is in very good condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. in solid masonry are in excellent order and worth seeing. The fort is located in the Shirgaon village.
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