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'''Madh''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[məɖʱ]]]) is a peninsular locality in the northern part of the [[Mumbai Suburban District]], Maharashtra, India. Historically, it was an island, but [[land reclamation]]s in the 20th century connected it to [[Malad]] village on [[Salsette Island]].{{sfn|Mayur Thakare|2016|p=544}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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The former Madh Island is surrounded by the Manori-Gorai creek in the north, the Arabian Sea in the west and south, and the [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova]] creek in the east. The waters in the north have been [[land reclamation|reclaimed]], connecting it to [[Malad]]. The area has four long sandy beaches: [[Marvé Beach|Marve]], [[Aksa Beach|Aksa]], Erangal and Madh. It has four major villages with same names - Marve, Aksa, Erangal, and Madh - besides smaller settlements (''wadi''s) such as Shankar-wadi, Patel-wadi, and Pascal-wadi. A substantial part is under the control of the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Air Force]] facilities.{{sfn|Mayur Thakare|2016|p=544}}<br />
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== Administration ==<br />
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Administratively, Madh is a village in the [[Andheri]] taluka of the [[Mumbai Suburban district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/en/village-panchayats/ |title=Administrative Setup: Villages |publisher=Mumbai Suburban District Administration |access-date=2025-10-09 }}</ref>{{sfn|Mayur Thakare|2016|p=543}}<br />
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==Accessibility==<br />
The area is accessible by bus service (#271 to Malad and #269 to [[Borivali]]) or an autorickshaw from [[Malad]]. There is also a ferry service from [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova]]. <br />
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== Madh Fort ==<br />
Madh Fort is a small [[fort]] in northern [[Mumbai]], [[India]] situated at Madh Island. It was built by the Portuguese in [[Portuguese India|Portuguese occupied India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Portuguese India History: Baçaim (Bassein, Vasai), Chaul, Bombay. Northern Province (Provincia do Norte, Gujarat, Maharashtra).|url=http://www.colonialvoyage.com/bacaim.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425185759/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/bacaim.html|archive-date=25 April 2009|access-date=2009-04-25|df=dmy-all}}</ref> They lost it during the war against [[Maratha Empire]] when the Maratha Empire captured it in February 1739.<br />
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The British occupied [[Salsette Island]], [[Thane|Thana Fort]], Fort Versova, and the island fort of Karanja in 1774.<ref name="Naravane">{{Cite book|last=Naravane|first=M.S.|title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company|publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation|year=2014|isbn=9788131300343|pages=53–54}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Madh-fort1.jpg|From far <br />
Image:Madh-fort2.jpg|Closeup<br />
Image:Madh-fort3.jpg|From a turret<br />
Image:Madh-fort4.jpg|Tower closeup<br />
Image:Madh-fort5.jpg|Opposite side (from Versova)<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|Islands}}<br />
*[[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
*{{C|Portuguese structures in Mumbai}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite journal |author=Mayur Thakare |title=The Witness of Ages: Archaeology of the Madh Island and Versova, Mumbai Suburban District |journal=Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology |volume=4 |year=2016 |pages= 542-606 |url=https://www.heritageuniversityofkerala.com/JournalPDF/Volume4/36.pdf }}<br />
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