Bankot

Bankot is a town in , . It became part of the Bombay Presidency in 1756. Its most famous structure is Bankot Fort, which was the first residency of the British Raj in Southern .
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Photo: Khalil Sawant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in India
  • Also known as: “Bancoot” and “Bānkot”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harihareshwar and Kelashi.

Town
is a town in , in , India. It is surrounded by three hills named , Harshinachal and Pushpadri. The river Savitri enters the Arabian Sea from the town of . is situated 3 km northwest of Bankot.

Village
Kelshi is a in Dapoli taluka, , state in . The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 3,145 residents in the village. is situated 7 km south of Bankot.

Photo: Saikrushna guntapelliwar, CC BY 4.0.
which means "increase of prosperity", is a village in the district of , India.

Bankot

Latitude
17.97951° or 17° 58′ 46″ north
Longitude
73.04871° or 73° 2′ 55″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IN BKT
Open location code
7J9MX2HX+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6796359336
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1277267
Wiki­data ID
Q4856435
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Bankot” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Bancoote”
  • Catalan: “Bankot”
  • Catalan: “Fort Victoria”
  • Dutch: “Bankot”
  • Hebrew: “בנקוט”
  • Hindi: “बाणकोट”
  • Irish: “Bankot”
  • Marathi: “बाणकोट”
  • Urdu: “بنکوٹ”

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