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Mirjan Fort

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Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Mirjan Fort
Hours:
Sunday8am - 6pm
Monday8am - 6pm
Tuesday8am - 6pm
Wednesday8am - 6pm
Thursday8am - 6pm
Friday8am - 6pm
Saturday8am - 6pm


The Mirjan Fort is located on the west coast of the Uttara Kannada district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The fort known for its architectural elegance was the location of several battles in the past. It is about 0.5 kilometres from the National Highway 66 and 11 kilometres from Gokarna, the famous Hindu pilgrimage centre on the west coast of India.According to the first historical version, Queen Chennabhairadevi of Gersoppa was initially credited with building the Mirjan Fort in the 16th century. She ruled for 54 years and also lived in the fort. During her reign, the port at Mirjan, which is 32 kilometres to the south east of Karwar, was used for shipping pepper, saltpetre and betel nut to Surat. Gersoppa, a district annexed to Bednur, was famous for the pepper exported from this region. Consequently, the Portuguese gave the epithet Rani, the Pepper queen to the Queen of Gersoppa.
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