List of forts in Mumbai explained

The following is a list of forts in Mumbai.

List

Name (other names)	Image	Built in	Built by	Locality	District	Type	Purpose	Razed (by)	Current status	Current owner	Coordinates	Ref
Bombay Castle	Unavailable	1554	Portuguese	Fort area	Mumbai City	Land battery	Administration	-	Preserved	Indian Navy	18.9311°N 72.8375°W	^[1]
Castella de Aguada Bandra Fort		1640	Portuguese	Bandra	Mumbai Suburban	Land battery	Watchtower, freshwater source	-	Under renovation	ASI	19.0418°N 72.8186°W
Dongri Fort Dungarey Fort	Unavailable	1596	Portuguese	Dongri	Mumbai City	Hill fort	Defensive	1769 (British)	Demolished	N/A	18.9409°N 72.8376°W	^[2]
Fort George		1770	British	Dongri	Mumbai City	Defensive	Defensive	1862 (British)	Remnants	Government of Maharashtra	18.9409°N 72.8376°W
Riwa Fort		1737	British	Dharavi	Mumbai City	Land battery	Watchtower	-	Dilapidated	ASI	19.0509°N 72.8601°W
Versorva Fort		17th century	Portuguese	Madh Island	Mumbai Suburban	Land battery	Watchtower, prison	-	Stable	ASI	19.1323°N 72.7948°W	^[3]
Mahim Fort		13th century	Bhimdev	Mahim	Mumbai City	Land battery	Watchtower, defensive	-	Dilapidated	Government of Maharashtra	19.0398°N 72.8378°W	^[4]
Mazagon Fort	Unavailable	1680	British	Mazagon	Mumbai City	Land battery	Watchtower	1690 (Yakut Khan)	Demolished	MCGM	18.9656°N 72.8427°W
Sion Fort Sion Hillock Fort		1669	British	Sion	Mumbai City	Hill fort	Watchtower	-	Dilapidated	ASI	19.0466°N 72.8675°W
Sewri Fort Sewree Fort		1680	British	Sewri	Mumbai City	Hill fort (also Land battery)	Watchtower	-	Under renovation	ASI	19.0006°N 72.8604°W
Worli Fort Worlee Fort		1675	British	Worli	Mumbai City	Land battery	Watchtower	-	Dilapidated	ASI	19.0237°N 72.8166°W

Timeline

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from: 1250 till:2009 color:EX text:Mahim Fort from: 1554 till:2009 color:EX text:Bombay Castle from: 1596 till:1769 color:DE text:Dongri Fort from: 1640 till:2009 color:EX text:Castella da Aguada from: 1669 till:2009 color:EX text:Sion Fort from: 1675 till:2009 color:EX text:Worli Fort from: 1680 till:1690 color:DE text:Mazagaon Fort from: 1680 till:2009 color:EX text:Sewri Fort from: 1695 till:2009 color:EX text:Madh Fort from: 1737 till:2009 color:EX text:Riwa Fort from: 1770 till:1862 color:DE text:Fort George barset:skip

See also

• Bassein Fort
• Belapur Fort
• List of forts in Maharashtra

Notes and References

1. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=47249
2. Book: Bombay in the Days of Queen Anne - Being an Account of the Settlement Also. 9781406755473. Burnell. John. March 2007. Read Books .
3. http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Versova.html
4. Web site: TOI : New hope for Mahim fort : Oct 26, 2007 | Know Mumbai|People and Places of Special Interest | www.karmayog.org . 28 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030909/http://www.karmayog.org/knowmumbai/knowmumbai_10861.htm . 4 March 2016 . dead .