Surat Castle
Surat Castle, or Surat Fort, is a 16th-century structure in the city of Surat. The Ahmedabad king Sultan Mahmood-III ordered its construction to defend the city from the frequent attacks that had devastated it.- Type: Public building
- Description: castle of Surat
- Also known as: “Surat Old Fort”
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Surat railway station.
Surat railway station
Railway station
Photo: Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surat Railway Station is a major railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad, Utran, Udhna Junction, Bhestan, Niyol and Sachin. It is under the administrative control of the Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Surat railway station is situated 2½ km east of Surat Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Surat and Amroli.
Surat
Photo: Hemantisbest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surat, a bustling commercial city in South Gujarat, is a major gemstone centre with over 92% of the world's diamonds being cut here. On the banks of the Tapi River, Surat was a major port in medieval India as well as the early British colonial times till the formation of the city of Bombay.
Amroli
Town
Amroli is a suburb in around Surat state of gujarat in India. The nearest airport is surat airport. Amroli is situated 6 km northeast of Surat Castle.
Surat Castle
- Categories: fort, castle, building, historic site, and government building
- Location: Majura, Surat District, Gujarat, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.19627° or 21° 11′ 47″ northLongitude
72.81775° or 72° 49′ 4″ eastLevels
1Open location code
7JHJ5RW9+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 553850674OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q28153959
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Satellite Map
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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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