Khanderi
An island fort Shivaji took in 1679, off Thal, still with its lighthouse.
- Where
- Raigad, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.7042, 72.8131
Get the Khanderi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khanderi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khanderi
Kolaba Fort 9.5 km
A fortified naval base standing in the sea a kilometre or two off Alibag.
Alibaug Beach 9.5 km
Kolaba fort walked to at low tide.
Korlai Fort 21 km
A Portuguese fort on a headland at Revdanda, with a village below that still speaks a creole.
Chaul 21 km
A port the Portuguese held and the Marathas took, now a village with a church tower in the fields.
Afghan Church 22 km
Built in memory of the dead of the first Afghan war, with their names on the chancel walls.
Sassoon Docks 23 km
Five in the morning, and the whole city's fish.
Gateway of India Jetty 24 km
Where the boats leave for Elephanta, and where the last British troops embarked when they left India in 1948.
Gateway of India 24 km
Built to welcome a king, used to bid the empire goodbye: the last British troops left through it.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Khanderi?
Khanderi is in Raigad, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kolaba Fort (9.5 km), Alibaug Beach (9.5 km), Korlai Fort (21 km).
How do I get the Khanderi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khanderi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khanderi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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