Prabalgad
Sign in to saveAlso known as Prabalgad Durg, Prabalgadh, Pradhangad, Prabalmachi, Muranjan
Prabalgad (also known as Muranjan, Pradhangad or Prabalmachi) is a fort located between Matheran and Panvel and comes under the Raigad District in the state of Maharashtra, India.
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- India
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- Raigad district
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Prabalgad (also known as Muranjan, Pradhangad or Prabalmachi) is a fort located between Matheran and Panvel and comes under the Raigad District in the state of Maharashtra, India.
The Prabalgad Fort stands at an elevation of in the Western Ghats. The fort was previously known as Muranjan until it was taken over and renamed by the Maratha forces under Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's rule. Its sister fort is Irshalgad. Right next to Prabalgad, to its north, lies the steep Kalavantin pinnacle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prabalgad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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