Alorna Fort
Fort Santa Cruz de Alorna also known as Halarn Fort or Alorna Fort, is one of the oldest forts in Goa. It is situated 30 kilometers from the town of Mapusa.- Type: Fort
- Description: building in India
- Also known as: “Halarn fort”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alorna and Pirna.
Alorna
Village
Alorna is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.
Pirna
Village
Pirna is a village in the North Goa sub-district or taluka of Bardez and is located in the northern edge of the sub-district. It is close to the Colvale river and is the home of the 150-metre long Pirna-Ozarim bridge at Thorli Chandai. Pirna is situated 5 km southwest of Alorna Fort.
Nadora
Village
Nadora is a village at one end of the North Goa taluka, or sub-district, of Bardez. It is divided by the Colvale river from the northernmost Goa taluka of Pernem or Pednem. It lies between Pirna to its east, and Revora to its west. Nadora is situated 6 km southwest of Alorna Fort.
Alorna Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pernem, North Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.70025° or 15° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
73.90546° or 73° 54′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7J7MPW24+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 1362012795OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283773
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“Alorna Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن الورنا”
- Kannada: “ಅಲೋರ್ನಾ ಕೋಟೆ”
- Portuguese: “Fort Santa Cruz de Alorna”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Alorna”
- Tamil: “அலோர்னா கோட்டை”
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