Kolaba Fort
A fortified naval base standing in the sea a kilometre or two off Alibag.
- Where
- Raigad, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.6343, 72.8642
Get the Kolaba Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kolaba 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 Kolaba Fort
Alibaug Beach 1.0 km
Kolaba fort walked to at low tide.
Khanderi 9.5 km
An island fort Shivaji took in 1679, off Thal, still with its lighthouse.
Chaul 12 km
A port the Portuguese held and the Marathas took, now a village with a church tower in the fields.
Korlai Fort 12 km
A Portuguese fort on a headland at Revdanda, with a village below that still speaks a creole.
Kashid Beach 21 km
White sand three hours from Mumbai.
Afghan Church 30 km
Built in memory of the dead of the first Afghan war, with their names on the chancel walls.
Sassoon Docks 31 km
Five in the morning, and the whole city's fish.
Gateway of India Jetty 32 km
Where the boats leave for Elephanta, and where the last British troops embarked when they left India in 1948.
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Questions
Where is Kolaba Fort?
Kolaba Fort is in Raigad, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Alibaug Beach (1.0 km), Khanderi (9.5 km), Chaul (12 km).
How do I get the Kolaba Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kolaba 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 Kolaba 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.
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