Mormugão fort

The Mormugão fort was located on the southern tip of the mouth of the Zuari river in in the state of Goa on the west coast of India.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: building in India
  • Also known as: “Mormugão Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Vasco da Gama railway station and Tilak Maidan.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Vasco da Gama is a railway station serving the town of in , India. Type: Terminus Number of Platforms: 3 Number of Halting Trains: 0 Number of Originating Trains: 12 Number of Terminating Trains: 12… is situated 2½ km southeast of Mormugão fort.

Stadium
Photo: Shakkeerpadathakayil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium located in , , . It is used mostly for football matches and regularly hosts I-League and Goa Professional League matches. is situated 2½ km southeast of Mormugão fort.

Limited is a public sector undertaking for defence ship building located on the West Coast of India at . It was established in 1957, originally by the colonial government of the Portuguese in India as the "Estaleiros Navais de Goa", to build barges to be used in 's growing mining industry, which took off after the establishment of India's blockade of Goa in 1955. is situated 3½ km east of Mormugão fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mormugao and Vasco da Gama.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a port city situated in the eponymous subdistrict of state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a port city in the west coast state . Vasco is Goa's most populous overgrown town and the adjoining Mormugao port are busy, dusty and mainly commercial centres.

Suburb
is a census town in Morumugão Sub-District, , India. It is a suburb to the port city of . is situated 5 km southeast of Mormugão fort.

Mormugão fort

Latitude
15.41208° or 15° 24′ 44″ north
Longitude
73.79442° or 73° 47′ 40″ east
Open location code
7J7MCQ6V+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1166324948
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q10283625
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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Tamil—“Mormugão fort” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Marmagao Port Trust Admin Office and Marmagao Post Office Branch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: JSW Coal Yard and Adani Coal Yard.

South Goa: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Mormugao and Margao.

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