Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.

Alorna
Halarn
village
Alorna is located in Goa
Alorna
Alorna
Location in Goa, India
Alorna is located in India
Alorna
Alorna
Alorna (India)
Coordinates: 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E / 15.71583°N 73.89861°E / 15.71583; 73.89861
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Sub-DistrictPernem
DemonymHalarnekar
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
 • Former OfficialPortuguese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGA 11

Geography

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It is located at 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E / 15.71583°N 73.89861°E / 15.71583; 73.89861.[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

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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

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  1. ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Arambol.html Map and weather of Arambol
  2. ^ Barreto, Mackelroy (28 June 2018). "Alorna fort: An identity lost and found". Times of India. Retrieved 23 April 2023.