Rachol Fort
The Rachol Fort is a historical Portuguese era fort located in the village of Rachol, Salcette concelho, in the state of Goa on the west coast of India.Photo: Melissadaine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rachol Seminary and The King’s School, Mugalli.
Rachol Seminary
College
Photo: Arnautpinho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rachol Seminary, also known as Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol, is the diocesan major seminary of the Primatial Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in Rachol, Goa, India. Rachol Seminary is situated 450 metres west of Rachol Fort.
The King’s School, Mugalli
School
Photo: Psubhashish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The King’s School, Mugalli is situated 4 km south of Rachol Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rachol and Raia.
Rachol
Village
Rachol is a prominent village in the Salcete taluka of South Goa district, Goa state, peninsular India. It is located on the left bank of the Zuari River and is home to the famous Rachol Seminary.
Raia
Suburb
Raia is a quaint village in the Salcete taluka of South Goa district, Goa state, India. It is located 4 km east from the district headquarters of Margao and 35 km from the state capital Panjim.
Curtorim
Suburb
Curtorim is a town in the Salcette taluka of South Goa district in Goa, India. It comes under Margao metropolitan region. Curtorim, a verdant agrarian village, known as the "granary of Salcete", is said to have got its name from either kuddtari or kuddtoddi since the agricultural village had kudds built on the river bank to store kharif and rabi crops. Curtorim is situated 3 km southeast of Rachol Fort.
Rachol Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: building in India
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Salcete, South Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.30907° or 15° 18′ 33″ northLongitude
74.00554° or 74° 0′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7J7P8254+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1425373389OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283882
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Rachol Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة راشول”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São João”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Rachol”
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Highlights include Rachol Fort Gate and Rachol Church.
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