Alorna Explained

Alorna
Native Name:Halarn
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Goa#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Goa, India
Coordinates:15.7158°N 73.8986°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Goa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North Goa
Subdivision Type3:Sub-District
Subdivision Name3:Pernem
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Halarnekar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Konkani
Demographics1 Title2:Former Official
Demographics1 Info2:Portuguese
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:GA 11

Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.

Geography

It is located at 15.7158°N 73.8986°W.[1] This village is boundered by Menkurem to the south, Ibrampur and Sal to the east, Hansapur and the Maharashtra inter-state border to the north, and Chandel and Cansarvornem to its west.

Fort in the village

The Times of India newspaper, saying that "there was a time when many bitter battles were fought over [this fort's] possession" notes that Alorna fort has "all but faded into oblivion".[2] This news-report also points to reports of the Goa Department of Archives and Archaeology reviving the fort (in June 2018) "after more than a century of neglect".

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Arambol.html Map and weather of Arambol
  2. News: Barreto . Mackelroy . Alorna fort: An identity lost and found . 23 April 2023 . Times of India . June 28, 2018.