Alorna

Alorna
Halarn
village
Alorna is located in Goa
Alorna
Alorna
Location in Goa, India
Alorna is located in India
Alorna
Alorna
Alorna (India)
Coordinates: 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E / 15.71583°N 73.89861°E / 15.71583; 73.89861
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Sub-DistrictPernem
DemonymHalarnekar
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
 • Former OfficialPortuguese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGA 11

Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.

Geography

It is located at 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E / 15.71583°N 73.89861°E / 15.71583; 73.89861.[1] This village is boundered by Menkurem to the south, Ibrampur and Sal to the east, Hansapur and the Maharashtra inter-state border to the north, and Chandel and Cansarvornem to its west.

Fort in the village

The Times of India newspaper, saying that "there was a time when many bitter battles were fought over [this fort's] possession" notes that Alorna fort has "all but faded into oblivion".[2] This news-report also points to reports of the Goa Department of Archives and Archaeology reviving the fort (in June 2018) "after more than a century of neglect".

References

  1. ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Arambol.html Map and weather of Arambol
  2. ^ Barreto, Mackelroy (28 June 2018). "Alorna fort: An identity lost and found". Times of India. Retrieved 23 April 2023.


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