Vasai Fort
The Portuguese Baçaim, taken by the Marathas in 1739 and left to the banyans since.
- Where
- Palghar, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.3299, 72.8146
Get the Vasai Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vasai Fort. 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 Vasai Fort
Dongri Fort 3.3 km
A small fort in the Dongri quarter of Mumbai, looked after now by the neighbourhood around it.
Ghodbunder Fort 8.6 km
A Portuguese fort above the Ulhas at Thane, later Maratha, and later still a Company office.
Mandapeshwar Caves 10 km
Eighth century Shaiva caves at Borivali the Portuguese turned into a church.
Global Vipassana Pagoda 11 km
A stone dome ninety six metres across, built without pillars in the Burmese manner, seating eight thousand.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park 14 km
A hundred square kilometres of forest inside the city limits, with leopards that live on its edges.
Marve Beach 15 km
A beach at Malad where the ferry leaves for Manori.
Kanheri Caves 17 km
A hundred and nine Buddhist cells cut into basalt over nine centuries, inside a national park inside a city.
Salsette 17 km
The island Mumbai and Thane both stand on, and among the most crowded pieces of land on earth.
More national monuments in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Vasai Fort?
Vasai Fort is in Palghar, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dongri Fort (3.3 km), Ghodbunder Fort (8.6 km), Mandapeshwar Caves (10 km).
How do I get the Vasai Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vasai Fort 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 Vasai Fort 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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