Fort Tiracol
Fort Santíssima Trindade also known as Fort Tiracol, is a Portuguese era fort near the village of Tiracol, in the North Goa district of Goa, India. At the mouth of the Terekhol River, the fort can be reached by a ferry from Querim, 42 km north of Panaji.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: building in India
- Also known as: “Terekhol”, “Tiracol”, and “Tirakul Fort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yashwantgad Fort.
Yashwantgad Fort
Yashwantgad Fort is located in Redi, Maharashtra, near the Maharashtra-Goa border. It sits on a small hill north of Terekhol Creek. The fort, now a tree-entangled ruin, overlooks the beaches of the southern Maharashtra coast. Yashwantgad Fort is situated 3 km northwest of Fort Tiracol.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiracol and Querim.
Tiracol
Village
Tiracol is a village on the river right mouth of the Tiracol River and part of the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa. Due to its location, it is geographically separated from Goa by land making it a Goan exclave in Maharashtra.
Querim
Village
Querim or Keri is a village on the river mouth of the Tiracol River, part of the Pernem sub-division of North Goa, India. It is the northwesternmost point of the state, known for Querim Beach, the historic Church of St. Querim is situated 3 km southeast of Fort Tiracol.
Aronda
Village
Aronda is a village in the Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra state, India. It is a port on the boundary of Goa and Maharashtra, next to Terekhol River. As of 2011, the village had a population of 2,465. Aronda is situated 4 km east of Fort Tiracol.
Fort Tiracol
- Category: fort
- Location: Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“Fort Tiracol” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن تيراكول”
- Malayalam: “തിരക്കോൽ കോട്ട”
- Marathi: “तेरेखोल किल्ला”
- Marathi: “तेरेखोलचा किल्ला”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Terekhol”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Tiracol”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Tiracol”
- Tamil: “திராக்கோல் கோட்டை”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terekhol River and Arambol Beach.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Tiracol”. Photo: Mvkulkarni23, CC BY 3.0.