Aligarh Fort
Aligarh Fort (Hindi: अलीगढ़ क़िला, Urdu: علی گڑھ قلعہ Aligarh Qila) one of the
strongest forts in India, is located in the city of Aligarh (The city was
earlier named as Kol or Koil), Uttar Pradesh. It is also called "Aligarh Qila".
It is situated on the Grand Trunk road and consists of a regular polygon,
surrounded by a very broad and deep ditch.
History
It was built during the time of Ibrahim Lodi by Muhammad, son of Umar the
governor of Kol, in 1524-25. Sabit Khan who was the governor of this region
during the time of Farrukh Siyar and Muhammad Shah, further rebuilt the fort.
[2] It became a fortress of great importance under Madhavrao I Scindia in 1759,
and was the depot where he drilled and organized his battalions in the European
fashion with the aid of French soldier Benoît de Boigne. During the Battle of
Ally Ghur, it was captured from the Marathas under the leadership of a French
officer Perron by Lord Gerard Lake's British army, in September 1803, since
which time it has been much strengthened and improved. In the rebellion of 1857
the troops stationed at Aligarh mutinied, but abstained from murdering their
officers, who, with the other residents and ladies and children, succeeded in
reaching Hathras.
Aligarh Fort - How
to reach
Aligarh
Fort
Bus Facilities:If you would
like to travel by bus within India, most long distance buses leave from the
State Transport Terminal located opposite Mumbai's Central Railway Station.
However, this is not a good option if you do not speak Hindi or Marathi as no
printed information is available in English. However most of the neighbouring
states like Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh have their state bus
company offices located here.
Train Facilities:Central
Railways runs services to the east and north, the Western Railways also runs
trains to North India from Churchgate and Central stations. Some of the
important connections by rail and their respective distances are - Mumbai - Agra
1345 km ,Mumbai - Delhi 1385 km ,Mumbai - Pune 190 km ,Mumbai - Kochi 1840 km
,Mumbai - Varanasi 1510 km ,Mumbai - Calcutta 1960 km ,Mumbai - Ahmedabad 490 km
,Mumbai - Bangalore 1210 km ...etc.
Air Facilities:Mumbai has more
flights connecting it than even the national capital New Delhi. All major
airlines fly to and from Mumbai to most of the important cities of the world.
The international terminal of Mumbai is known as Sahar and the domestic terminal
is known as Santa Cruz. The Sahar terminal is 30 km from downtown Mumbai and
Santa Cruz is at a distance of 25kms. Besides taxis, there are regular shuttle
services plying between the two terminals.
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Arnala is about
10km from Virar(Thane District)...Nearest airport is at Mumbai (25 km) and the
international airport 35 km from the main down town Mumbai. Thane has a railway
station and many trains pass connecting it with the major cities of Maharashtra.
It is well connected by road as well. Mumbai Bombay is a very well connected
city, be it by air, road or rail.
Aligarh Fort - where
to stay
Hotel Marina
Address: M.G. ROAD, SAN
JAY PLACE,Agra,Uttar Pradesh,282002-India
Features: The rooms
are categorised into Deluxe and Club rooms and Suites. The Deluxe room is
compact with a double bed, sofa, satellite television, telephone, tea and coffee
maker, cupboard, safe and an all modern bathroom with running hot and cold water
and amenities like soap, shampoo, conditioner and moisturiser. Guests of Club
rooms have access to an exclusive Club Lounge and a separate dining room on a
private floor. The Club room amenities include a tea kettle, mini bar, satellite
television, safety locker, dial board for laptop and telephone with the bathroom
facilities same as the Deluxe rooms. The Suite has a separate drawing and dining
area with an attached bedroom and bathroom. The amenities in the room remain the
same here, but in the bathrooms, an additional amenities are provided for.
Facilities at Hotel Marina include steam, sauna, Jacuzzi, massage centre, salon,
a gymnasium and a cyber cafe. The Mezzanine floor has a beautiful open terrace
swimming pool with a garden equipped with a bar and bar-be-que counter. Other
facilities offered at Hotel Marina include a laundry service, housekeeping
service, travel desk, car rental facility, concierge services, bell desk,
shopping arcade, currency exchange, doctor on call and parking facilities.
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