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There is a marvel in Maharashtra that is in the middle of the Arabian Sea and is touted as one of the strongest sea ports in India. This is yet another marvel of ancient engineering. 
 
Murud Janjira, or just Janjira, is the famous sea port in Maharashtra, located in Raigad district of the state, just two kilometres away from India’s financial capital, Mumbai. 
 
You can either take a ferry, which is the fastest way from Mumbai to reach the fort, or you can go by road. 
 
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 What makes it so famous is that <keyword id="2662590" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Janjira-fort">Janjira fort</keyword> is the only fort which was not captured by the Portuguese, The British, or even the Marathas, who captured most of the forts at the Konkan coast. 
 
Not even Shivaji could conquer it, despite 13 attempts. 
 
It is one-of-the kind as ravaged sea waves and a corrosive environment has still not been able to damage much of the fort, especially the exterior walls, which bear the brunt of the angry sea, every now and then. 
 
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It was constructed by Malik Ambar, a minister in the service of the Sultan of Ahmednagar, towards the end of the 17th Century. 
 
It took 22 years to build this fort on 22 acres of land. 
 
Here are other interesting stories and facts associated with the fort

This Janjira Fort, just two hours away from Mumbai, is one of the strongest sea forts in India

If you admire modern age engineering marvels, a look at history will leave you spellbound. Our great rulers always had a vision for future and it shows in the structures they built us, which are still useful for the mankind. 
 One of the structures is <keyword id="870589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kallanai-dam">Kallanai Dam</keyword>, or the <keyword id="2978336" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Grand-Anicut">Grand Anicut</keyword>, which will amuse you. 
 
The dam was built in first century by the then Chola King Karikalan. It is one of the oldest water-diversion or water regulating structures in the world, which is still standing tall and in amazing condition. 
 
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The dam is important for irrigation in the Cauvery delta. Kallanai Dam is not only a tourist attraction, but this dam across the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu is also a lesson for historians and engineering experts. 
 
The main function of this dam was to keep the water supply in the Cauvery and its branches and pass on the surplus into Coleroon through the Ullar River. 
 
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You can reach Kallanai dam from Tiruchirappalli, which is just 19 kilometres away. The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli airport. 
 
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