Khānderi Island
Sign in to saveKhanderi (officially Kanhoji Angre island) is an island with a fort, located south of Mumbai, along the coast of Maharashtra, India.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Khanderi
- Military installation.partof
- Konkan Coast
- Military installation.location
- Raigad District, Maharashtra
- Military installation.image
- The Lighthouse, Khanderi Fort.jpg
- Military installation.caption
- Octagonal Lighthouse, Khanderi Fort
- Military installation.map_type
- India Maharashtra
- Military installation.map_size
- 300
- Military installation.map_caption
- Khanderi shown within Maharashtra
- Military installation.type
- Sea fort
- Military installation.builder
- Shivaji
- Military installation.materials
- Basalt stone
- Military installation.ownership
- Indian Navy
- Military installation.open_to_public
- Yes
- Military installation.controlledby
- (1679-1818) East India Company (1818-1857) British Raj (1857-1947) (1947-)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of
- Maratha Military Landscapes of India
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1739-004
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
- 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fort
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Raigad district
- Image
- The Lighthouse, Khanderi Fort.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Location
- History
- References
Khanderi (officially Kanhoji Angre island) is an island with a fort, located south of Mumbai, along the coast of Maharashtra, India.
== Location== Khanderi is located 5 km off the coast of Maharashtra (off Thal, Kihim) and 20 km south of Mumbai. Khanderi, along with its sister fort Underi (Jaidurg) formed the major fortification along the Maharashtra coast, the former falling under Shivaji Maharaj's control and the latter under his opponents, the Siddis. The island consists of two high hills, one facing north and the other facing south. Initially, the islands of Underi and Khanderi were uninhabited. It contained two wells to supply water to the forces within, and a temple of Sri Betal. The fort is a restricted area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Indian Navy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khānderi Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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