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Cabo de Rama Fort
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cabo de Rama Fort |
| native_language | Praça do Cabo de Rama |
| image | Cabo de Rama Entrance.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | Entrance of the Cabo de Rama Fort |
| designation1_type | Cultural |
| designation1_free1name | State Party |
| designation1_free1value | |
| designation1_free2name | Region |
| location | Canacona, Goa, India |
| coordinates | |
| locmapin | India |
| map_caption | Location in Goa, India |
Praça do Cabo de Rama, also known as Cabo de Rama Fort, is a medieval hillfort located in Khola village, on the coast of Canacona, Goa in India.
History
In the 1760s, the Portuguese gained control of Cabo de Rama after the Raja of Soonda surrendered his territory to them in return for protection against Hyder Ali of Mysore. Prior to that, the fort had regularly switched hands between Hindu and Muslim monarchs. The present structure with its walls, moats, ramparts turrets, chapel and cannons are remnants of the Portuguese era. The Portuguese equipped it with 21 guns and installed military barracks, a commander's quarter and a chapel.
In 1799, the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War saw the defeat of the King of Mysore, thus bringing an end to the Portuguese's primary rival in the region. Over time, the purpose of the fort shifted from being a defensive structure, to a prison. This fort housed a government prison till 1955.
Inside Cabo de Rama is the Capela de Santo António, a chapel which is still in use.
Cliffs drop steeply to the sea at the western side of the fort, which overlooks the entire length of Colva beach and the Canacona stretch.
Gallery
Cabo_de_Ramo_1886.jpg|A view from 1886 The shore of Arabian sea from Cabo de Rama Fort.jpg|View from Cabo de Rama fort Cabo da Rama 839.jpg|Ramparts Cabo da Rama 843.jpg|Artillery remains. Cabo Da Rama.jpg|Walls.
References
References
- (17 November 2021). "After years of neglect, Cabo de Rama fort to get facelift". The Times of India.
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