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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox military installation<br />
|name = Gambhirgad Fort<br />
|native_name = गंभीरगड <br />
|partof = Palghar Hill Range<br />
|location = [[Palghar district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|image = [[File:Gambhirgad Fort.jpg|300px]]<br />
|caption = Gambhirgad fort<br />
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|type = Hill fort<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|20|03|18.3|N|73|03|01.5|E}}<br />
|materials = Stone<br />
|height = 2252 Ft.<br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruins <br />
|ownership = Government of India<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby = {{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gambhirgad Fort ''' ( {{lang-mr|गंभीरगड}} ) is a fort located 58&nbsp;km from [[Dahanu]], [[Palghar district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is less important fort in Palghar district. The fort is in ruins and restoration is to be done.<br />
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==History==<br />
Gambhirgad Fort was part of [[Jawhar State]]. When [[Jayabha Mukne]] became sole master of [[Jawhar]], He gave the gambhirgad fort to a [[Warli]] chief. Latter it was owned by Jawhar State government.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOF0DwAAQBAJ&q=Gambhirgad+mukne&pg=PA170|title=The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai|last=Elison|first=William|date=2018|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226494906|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay02unkngoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay02unkngoog/page/n316 703]|quote=Gambhirgad mukne.|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Tha'na (2 pts.)|date=1882|publisher=Government Central Press|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==How to reach==<br />
The nearest town is Khanvel which is 20&nbsp;km from District Silvassa. And second [[Kasa Khurd|Kasa]] which is 26&nbsp;km from [[Dahanu]]. The base village of the fort is Patilpada which is 32&nbsp;km from Kasa. There are good hotels at Kasa, now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels at Saiwan. The trekking path starts from the hillock south of the Patilpada. The route is medium level but safe and wide. There are no trees on the trekking route. It takes about 2.5 to 3 Hours to reach the entrance gate of the fort.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Gambhirgad-Trek-G-Alpha.html |title=Gambhirgad, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra |website=trekshitiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828165234/http://www.trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Gambhirgad-Trek-G-Alpha.html |archive-date=2012-08-28}} </ref><br />
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==Places to see==<br />
There are water cisterns, small temple and a bastion on the fort. It takes about an hour to visit all places on the fort.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of forts in India]]<br />
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br />
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br />
* [[Maratha War of Independence]]<br />
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]<br />
* [[Maratha Army]]<br />
* [[Maratha titles]]<br />
* [[Military history of India]]<br />
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
{{MarathaEmpire}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Pune district]]<br />
[[Category:Former populated places in India]]<br />
[[Category:Hiking trails in India]]</div>Bot