| Alorna | |
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| Settlement type | village |
| Country | India |
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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 Template:Coord.[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
- ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Arambol.html Map and weather of Arambol
- ↑ Alorna fort: An identity lost and found(June 28, 2018). Retrieved 23 April 2023.