Fort Bassein, Vasai

Name: Fort Bassein
Address: Vasai Fort Area, Vasai, 401201, India

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Fort Bassein is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai, Maharashtra, India. The structure was formally christened as the Fort of St Sebastian in the Indo-Portuguese era. The fort is a monument of national importance and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. ()

Local name: वसई किला Built: 1184 (840 years ago)Coordinates: 19°19'46"N, 72°48'52"E

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Vasai Fort AreaVasai 401201 India

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Fort Bassein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ghodbunder Fort, Dongri, Panju Island, Dattani Square Mall.

5.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Ghodbunder Fort, Mumbai
140 min walk • Ghodbunder Fort is a fort located in Ghodbunder Village, Thane, Maharashtra, India, on the hill just south of the Ulhas River. It was built by the Portuguese, occupied by the Maratha Empire, and became the East India Company's district headquarters.
3.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Dongri
97 min walk • Dongri is a port city in the Mira-Bhayandar municipality of Thane district, situated just north of Gorai, Mumbai. The word 'Dungaree' has its origin from Dongri due to this genre of garment monolithically being manufactured from textile sectors within the confines of the city.
2.3 miE
Island
Panju Island, Nala Sopara
60 min walk • Panju Island is an estuarine island in the Vasai Creek just north of Mumbai. The island is used by the Western Railway to connect the island of Salsette with the mainland at Vasai. It is located at 19.333°N 72.85°E with a maximum elevation of 1 m. Panju Island is an Ancient historical island.
2.1 miN
19°21'34"N • 72°48'45"E
Dattani Square Mall, Vasai
54 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
6.2 miNW
Beach
Kalamb Beach, Virar
158 min walk • Kalamb Beach is a long, isolated beach located in Nala Sopara, near Ahmedabad highway, Nala Sopara, near Nirmal, India.
4.8 miSE
Neighbourhood
Mira Road, Thane
124 min walk • Mira Road is a suburb in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai which stretches from Bandra to Bhayander in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region situated in the north-western portion of Salsette Island, Maharashtra state, India.
4.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Vasai Creek, Thane
104 min walk • Vasai Creek is an estuarine creek, one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River in Konkan division of Maharashtra state of western India.