Chaul
A port the Portuguese held and the Marathas took, now a village with a church tower in the fields.
- Where
- Raigad, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.5461, 72.9272
Get the Chaul stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chaul. 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 Chaul
Korlai Fort 2.3 km
A Portuguese fort on a headland at Revdanda, with a village below that still speaks a creole.
Kashid Beach 12 km
White sand three hours from Mumbai.
Kolaba Fort 12 km
A fortified naval base standing in the sea a kilometre or two off Alibag.
Alibaug Beach 12 km
Kolaba fort walked to at low tide.
Khanderi 21 km
An island fort Shivaji took in 1679, off Thal, still with its lighthouse.
Padmadurg 25 km
One of Shivaji's sea forts, built out in the water to keep watch on Janjira.
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary 26 km
Coastal forest in Raigad that was the Murud princes' shooting ground.
Murud Janjira 28 km
An island fort never taken in three hundred and fifty years of siege by Marathas, Portuguese and British alike.
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Questions
Where is Chaul?
Chaul is in Raigad, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Korlai Fort (2.3 km), Kashid Beach (12 km), Kolaba Fort (12 km).
How do I get the Chaul stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chaul 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 Chaul 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.