Sion Fort
The Sion Hillock Fort is a fort in Mumbai, India. It was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay.
- Tourist attraction
- Opening hours: 4:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Description: fort in Mumbai (Bombay), India
- Address: Road No 1, 400022
- Also known as“Sion Hillock Fort”“Whole hill fort of Sion together with all ancient Portuguese remains of buildings situated to the north, east and south-east sides of the hill”“सायन किल्ला”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sion and Chuna Bhatti.
Chuna Bhatti
Chunabhatti is a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. Chuna Bhatti is situated 590 metres north of Sion Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dharavi and North Central.
North Central
North Central Mumbai is a solidly middle-class district at the northern edge of Old Mumbai.
Sion Fort
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Latitude
19.04661° or 19° 2′ 48″ north
Longitude
72.8676° or 72° 52′ 3″ east
Open location code
7JFJ2VW9+J2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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historic=castle
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Marathi—“Sion Fort” goes by many names.
سيون هيلوك فورتEgyptian Arabic
સાયન પહાડી કિલ્લોGujarati
सायन हिल्लक फोर्टHindi
സിയോൻ ഹിലോക്ക് ഫോർട്ട്Malayalam
शीव टेकडी किल्लाMarathi
शीवचा किल्लाMarathi
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sion/Shiv Fort and P. Jawaharlal Nehru Park.
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