Dongri Fort: Difference between revisions

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The '''Dongri Fort''' or the '''Dongri Hill Fort''', locally known as the Irmitri Fort, is a [[fort]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Forts-in-Mumbai-and-Maharashtra-to-get-a-revamp/articleshow/54483998.cms|title=Forts in Mumbai and Maharashtra to get a revamp - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> It is located in the [[Dongri]] area. It came under [[Maratha]] rule in 1739. Since then the locals and the church have been looking after the maintenance of the Fort, which was once repaired. Every year, during the month of October, the feast of [[Our Lady of Fatima]] is celebrated there. Many People from far off villages come to offer their prayers there. One can take a 360 degree view of the surroundings from this fort, with the [[Arabian sea]] at the West, the [[Fort Bassein|Vasai Fort]] at the North, the [[Borivali National Park]] at the East, and the [[Essel World]] and Water Kingdom at the South.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/c18.html|title=History of Dongri Fortification}}</ref>

 

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