Sindhudurg
Sindhudurg district (Marathi pronunciation : सिंधुदुर्ग) is an administrative district of the Konkan division in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district. The district headquarters are located at Oros.
Sindhudurg being a coastal district, the climate is generally moist and humid and the temperature variations during the day and throughout the seasons are not large. Sindhudurg is accessible by road on the NH-17 which passes through major towns of Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi or by the picturesque journey on the Konkan Railway which stops at Kankavli,Sindhudurg, Kudal and Sawantwadi. The nearest airports are at Ratnagiri, Belgaum (Karnataka) and Dabolim (Goa).
Sindhudurg Fort
Sindhudurg fortress lies on the shore of Malvan town of district in the Konkan region of which is 450 kilometres south of Mumbai.
The fort lies on a rocky island just off the coast of Malvan which is accessible by a boat from mainland.
The district is named after the fort of Sindhudurg which means ‘Fort in the Sea’. Sindhudurg has 37 forts, the highest number of forts in Maharashtra as well as all types of forts Jaldurg ( fort on Sea) , Bhuikot (fort on land) and Giri (fort on hilltop).
