Alorna
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Alorna
Halarn | |
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village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Sub-District | Pernem |
| Demonym | Halarnekar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| • Former Official | Portuguese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA 11 |
Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.
Geography
[edit | edit source]It is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Arambol.html Map and weather of Arambol
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