Fort Vasai

Fort Vasai is a ruined fort in the city of Vasai, Konkan Division, , . The structure was formally christened as Fortaleza de San Sebastião in the Indo-Portuguese era & was the second-most important centre after Velha Goa, in Portuguese India until 1739 AD.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Vasai, Maharashtra, India
  • Also known as: “Bassein Fort” and “Vasai”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vasai and Dongri.

Suburb
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is a historical place and city located in the ; it was partitioned out of the in August 2014. It also forms a part of the twin cities in the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India, and comes under the police jurisdiction of the Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.

Village
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is a port city in the Mira-Bhayandar municipality of , situated just north of , . The word 'Dungaree' has its origin in due to this genre of garment monolithically being manufactured from textile sectors within the confines of the city. is situated 4½ km south of Fort Vasai.

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is a city and municipal corporation in in the state of , located in the northern part of before the Vasai Creek, and shares a border with North Mumbai.

Fort Vasai

Latitude
19.33053° or 19° 19′ 50″ north
Longitude
72.81444° or 72° 48′ 52″ east
Open location code
7JFJ8RJ7+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122375191
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3230299
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Telugu—“Fort Vasai” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “巴塞因城堡”
  • Chinese: “巴賽因堡”
  • Chinese: “巴賽因堡壘”
  • Chinese: “巴賽因要塞”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة باسين”
  • French: “fort de Bassein”
  • French: “Fort de Bassein”
  • Gujarati: “વસઈનો કિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “वसई किला”
  • Hindi: “वसई किल्ला”
  • Japanese: “ヴァサイー”
  • Malayalam: “വസായ് കോട്ട”
  • Marathi: “औंढा”
  • Marathi: “वसई किल्ला”
  • Marathi: “वसईचा किल्ला”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਸਈ ਕਿਲਾ”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Bassein”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Sebastián de Bassein”
  • Tamil: “பசீன் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “వసాయి కోట”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church and Fort Bassein.

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