- Source: Alorna
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 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E. 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". 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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Leonor de Almeida Portugal
- Leonor Tomásia de Távora
- Alorna
- Alorna Fort
- Leonor de Almeida Portugal, Marquise of Alorna
- Siege of Alorna
- Marquis of Alorna
- Leonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marquise of Távora
- Távora affair
- Pedro de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Marquis of Alorna
- Marquis of Fronteira
- Pernem taluka
