Kala Killa
Mumbai land of 7 islands. Under the British rule, they built forts at important places to keep away the Siddis, Marathas and Portuguese. Kala was built on Mithi River.
Past Of Kala Killa
Gerald Aungier, the governor of Mumbai in 1737 built this fort to keep an eye on the Portuguese island “Salshet” and Mithi River. It called Kalla Killa as this fort is Made up of Black Stone.
Kala killa, or Black fort Special
Now a days number of Sports are held at Kala Killa which is already victim of encroachment.In the remnants there is now way to the fort ,except climbing 8 feet tall wall to reach inside. There we can see the entrance, stairs and “Fanji”. The fort interiors are in a bad plight and garbage resides within.
Ways To Reach :
The fort is on Sion west side. If we walk for around 10 minutes on the Sion-Bandra link road, on the right side is the Kala killa lane. The fort is at the end of this lane.
Distance From Pune :- 148 Kms, 2 Hour 12 Min
Distance From Thane :- 25 Kms , 32 Min
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