Belapur Fort
A Portuguese fort in Navi Mumbai, taken by the Marathas and then the British, now mostly gone.
- Where
- Thane, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 19.0055, 73.0284
Get the Belapur Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Belapur Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Belapur Fort
Pandavkada Falls 6.8 km
A plunge of a hundred and seven metres behind Kharghar, on the edge of Navi Mumbai.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link 7.6 km
Atal Setu, eighteen kilometres of road across Thane creek, and the longest sea bridge in the country.
Elephanta Island 11 km
An hour by boat from the Gateway, holding a six metre Trimurti cut into basalt in the fifth century.
Elephanta Caves 11 km
An island of rock-cut temples in Mumbai harbour, reached the way it always has been: by boat.
Karnala Bird Sanctuary 13 km
Small, wet, and on the Mumbai-Goa road, with a hundred and fifty species and a fort above it.
Karnala Fort 17 km
A thumb of rock above the Panvel road with a fort round it and a bird sanctuary below.
Sion Hillock Fort 17 km
A British fort of the 1670s on a hill that was once the boundary of the island.
Asiatic Society Steps 18 km
Thirty Doric columns in the middle of the fort.
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Questions
Where is Belapur Fort?
Belapur Fort is in Thane, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pandavkada Falls (6.8 km), Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (7.6 km), Elephanta Island (11 km).
How do I get the Belapur Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Belapur Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Belapur Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.