Mormugão fort
The Mormugão fort was located on the southern tip of the mouth of the Zuari river in Mormugao in the state of Goa on the west coast of India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: building in India
- Also known as: “Mormugão Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vasco da Gama railway station and Tilak Maidan.
Vasco da Gama railway station
Railway station
Vasco da Gama is a railway station serving the town of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India. Type: Terminus Number of Platforms: 3 Number of Halting Trains: 0 Number of Originating Trains: 12 Number of Terminating Trains: 12 Vasco da Gama is the main station in Goa. 12… Vasco da Gama railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Mormugão fort.
Tilak Maidan
Stadium
Photo: Shakkeerpadathakayil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilak Maidan is a multi-purpose stadium located in Vasco da Gama, Goa, India. It is used mostly for football matches and regularly hosts I-League and Goa Professional League matches. Tilak Maidan is situated 2½ km southeast of Mormugão fort.
Goa Shipyard
Goa Shipyard Limited is a public sector undertaking for defence ship building located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa. 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 Goa's growing mining industry, which took off after the establishment of India's blockade of Goa in 1955. Goa Shipyard is situated 3½ km east of Mormugão fort.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mormugao and Vasco da Gama.
Mormugao
Mormugao is a coastal town situated in the eponymous subdistrict of Southern Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama is a port city in the west coast Indian state Goa. Vasco is Goa's most populous overgrown town and the adjoining Mormugao port are busy, dusty and mainly commercial centres.
Chicalim
Suburb
Chicalim is a census town in Morumugão Sub-District, Goa, India. It is a suburb to the port city of Vasco da Gama. Chicalim is situated 5 km southeast of Mormugão fort.
Mormugão fort
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mormugao, South Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.41208° or 15° 24′ 44″ northLongitude
73.79442° or 73° 47′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7J7MCQ6V+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1166324948OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283625
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Tamil—“Mormugão fort” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Mormugão”
- Tamil: “மர்மகோவா கோட்டை”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marmagao Port Trust Admin Office and Marmagao Post Office Branch.
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