Know This Oldest Fort Of India, In Which Many Strange Secrets Are Buried!

There are many such ancient forts in India, which have many secrets in themselves. Today we are going to tell about one such fort, about which you have probably never heard. Not only in India but all over the world, this fort is famous for its structure and lakhs of tourist come every year to see it. This fort is located in the coastal village of Murud in Raigad district of Maharashtra, which is known as Murud Janjira Fort.

This is the reason why this 350-year-old fort is called ‘Invincible Fort’. This fort is built at a height of 90 feet above sea level and this beach is built in the sea i.e. Arabian Sea. It is said that the British, Portuguese, Mughal, Shivaji Maharaj, Kanhoji Angre, Chimmaji Appa and Sambhaji Maharaj had made a lot of efforts to win this fort, but none of them could succeed.

For your information, let us tell you that this fort used to be the capital of the Siddiquis of Janjira. The construction work of this fort spread over 22 acres was completed in 22 years and there are 22 outposts for its security. Its specialty is hidden in its name, in fact Janjira is derived from Arabic word Jazeera which means island.

People believed that for this reason any enemy used to dodge even after coming near the fort and could not enter the fort. The doors of this fort have been built under the guise of walls, due to which doors are closed after going a few meters away. This is the reason that no one has been able to conquer this fort till date.

There is a fresh water lake in this fort. Despite being in the middle of the salt water sea, the water in the lake is sweet. Where does this sweet water come from, it remains a mystery to the people even today. The reason for its invincibility is also that it was a very difficult task to reach this fort by water in old times and when an army moved towards it, and then the army present in the fort easily defeats the enemy.