Surat Castle

Surat Castle, or Surat Fort, is a 16th-century structure in the city of . The Ahmedabad king Sultan Mahmood-III ordered its construction to defend the city from the frequent attacks that had devastated it.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Public building
  • Description: castle of Surat
  • Also known as: “Surat Old Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Surat railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad, , , , and . It is under the administrative control of the Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. is situated 2½ km east of Surat Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Surat.

Photo: Hemantisbest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, a bustling commercial city in , is a major gemstone centre with over 92% of the world's diamonds being cut here. On the banks of the Tapi River, was a major port in medieval India as well as the early British colonial times till the formation of the city of Bombay.

Surat Castle

Latitude
21.19627° or 21° 11′ 47″ north
Longitude
72.81775° or 72° 49′ 4″ east
Levels
1
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
7JHJ5RW9+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 553850674
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q28153959
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Satellite Map

Discover Surat Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Gujarati to Urdu—“Surat Castle” goes by many names.
  • Gujarati: “સુરતનો કિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “सुरत का किला”
  • Panjabi: “ਸੂਰਤ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Urdu: “سورت قلعہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Library and ‘Shanivari’ Saturday Market.

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