Murud-Janjira

Also known as Janjira Fort

Murud-Janjira () is the local name of a fort and tourist attraction situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited with the construction of the Janjira Fort in the Murud Area of present-day Maharashtra India.'''''' After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key to the Sidis withstanding various invasion attempts by the Marathas, Mughals, and Portuguese to capture Janjira.

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Ancient site.name: Murud-Janjira Fort
Ancient site.image_size: 350px
Ancient site.caption: Murud Janjira Fort
Ancient site.map_type: India#India Maharashtra
Ancient site.map_caption: Location in Maharashtra, India
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.map_dot_label: Murud-Janjira
Ancient site.location: Raigad district, Maharashtra, India
Ancient site.type: Fortress

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Image: Fort Janjira Unconquered.JPG

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Origins of the name
Major features
History
Itbarrao Koli & Malik Ambar of Janjira
Independence
Gallery
See also
Sources
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Murud-Janjira () is the local name of a fort and tourist attraction situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited with the construction of the Janjira Fort in the Murud Area of present-day Maharashtra India.'''' After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key to the Sidis withstanding various invasion attempts by the Marathas, Mughals, and Portuguese to capture Janjira.

==Origins of the name== The word Janjira is a corruption of the word "jazira", which means "island" in the Arabic language. Murud was once known in Marathi as Habsan'' ("of the Habshi", that is, the Abyssinians). The name of the fort is a concatenation of the Konkani and Marathi words, "murud" and "Janjiri". The word "morod" is peculiar to Konkani and is absent in Marathi.