FORTS
There are around 175 Forts in Maharashtra. The most
outstanding feature of the forts are their physical base. Almost all of them are
sited on erosion lava landscape. Most of the prominent forts are concentrated
along the Sahyadri and Satpura ranges. Their natural isolation strengthened by
built up walls made them formidable in the days of land based armies. On the
drier plateau the gaps in the hill ranges and the commercial routes passing
through them induced construction of strategic forts.
Murud- 
Janjira
Along the coastline there is Murud- Janjira a walled Island
detached from the shore lines. Situated 165 kilometers south of Mumbai, is one
of the most remarkable island fortress in India. The fort belonged to the Siddis
of Abyssinia. The Portuguese, British and the Marathas failed to conquer the
fort in spite of several attempts.
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