Chapora Fort

Chapora Fort, located in Bardez, , rises high above the . The site is the location of a fort built by Adil Shahi dynasty ruler Adil Shah and called Shahpoora, whose name was altered to Shapora by Malvankar on the request of the Portuguese.
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  • Village with 1,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • Description: fort in Goa, India
  • Also known as
    “Chapora”
    “Vagator Fort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vagator and Chapora Beach.
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Beach a beach in Bardez Taluka, in the state of , India.
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Chapora is a coastal village at estuary…
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St. Michael's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located in , state, India. is situated 3 km southeast of Chapora Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anjuna and Morjim.
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is a popular beach in , north of the beaches…
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is a village in in the Pernem…
is a village in Bardez, , India located about 4 kilometres west of . is situated 3½ km east of Chapora Fort.

Chapora Fort

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Latitude
15.60312° or 15° 36′ 11″ north
Longitude
73.7419° or 73° 44′ 31″ east
UN/LOCODE
IN CHR
Open location code
7J7MJP3R+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5418178954
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1274613
Wiki­data ID
Q5073352

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“Chapora Fort” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة شابورا”
  • Gujarati: “શાપોરા કિલ્લો”
  • Malayalam: “ചാപോര ഫോർട്ട്‌”
  • Persian: “قلعه چاپورا”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Chaporá”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Chapurá”
  • Russian: “Форт Вагатор”
  • Russian: “Форт Чапора”
  • Russian: “Чапора”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Chapora”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Chaporá”
  • Tamil: “சப்போரா கோட்டை”

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