Murud-Janjira

Murud-Janjira is the local name of a fort and tourist attraction situated on an island just off the coastal town of , in the of , .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: Marine fort
  • Also known as: “Janjīra”, “Janjira Fort”, and “Janjīra Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dighi Port.

is a sea port in Maharashtra, India, on the eastern coast of the Arabian Sea, 42 nautical miles from the Mumbai port. The port is operated by Adani Ports & SEZ. The main road that links to the Indian highway network is NH 753F. is situated 3 km south of Murud-Janjira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murud.

Photo: Nagesh Kamath, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and a municipal council in in the state of . Situated at a distance of 150 km from , is a tourist destination.

Murud-Janjira

Latitude
18.29976° or 18° 17′ 59″ north
Longitude
72.9648° or 72° 57′ 53″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
7JCJ7XX7+WW
Geo­Names ID
1269236
Wiki­data ID
Q301996
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Murud-Janjira” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Murud-Janjira”
  • Bengali: “মুরুদ জংজীরা কিলা”
  • Finnish: “Murud-Janjira”
  • French: “Fort de Murud-Janjira”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מורוד-ג’נג’ירה”
  • Hindi: “मुरुद जंजीरा किला”
  • Japanese: “ジャンジーラー”
  • Kannada: “ಮುರುಡ್- ಜಂಜೀರಾ”
  • Malayalam: “മുരുട് ജഞ്ചിറ”
  • Marathi: “मुरुड जंजिरा”
  • Marathi: “मुरूड-जंजिरा”
  • Newari: “मुरुड जंजिरा”
  • Panjabi: “ਮੁਰੂਦ-ਜੰਜੀਰਾ”
  • Pushto: “مراد جانګیرا”
  • Russian: “Муруд-Джанджира”
  • Sanskrit: “जञ्जिरादुर्गम्”
  • Tamil: “முருத்-ஜாஞ்சிரா”
  • Thai: “มุรุท-ชันชีรา”
  • Urdu: “مرود جنجیرہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “مرود-جنجیرا قلعہ”

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