Chaul

Also known as Chaoul, Choul

Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India. It was a town of Portuguese India, with the Korlai Fort located nearby.

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Place details

Locality: Chaul
Region: Maharashtra
Country: India
Population: 10,416

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Chaul
Settlement.nickname: Shivsena Nagari
Settlement.settlement_type: village
Settlement.image_skyline: Unknown Angre Samadhi.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The samadhi (mausoleum) of Maratha Koli Admiral Kanhoji Angre at Alibag
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.government_type: Grampanchayat
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Marathi
Settlement.timezone1: IST

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Chaul
Image: Unknown Angre Samadhi.jpg

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1740-00-00
native label: Chaul

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Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India. It was a town of Portuguese India, with the Korlai Fort located nearby.

==History== thumb|Fortress of Chaul thumb|Old Map of Chaul