Alorna
Halarn | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E / 15.71583°N 73.89861°E | |
Country | India |
State | Goa |
District | North Goa |
Sub-District | Pernem |
Demonym | Halarnekar |
Languages | |
• Official | Konkani |
• Former Official | Portuguese |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Vehicle registration | GA 11 |
Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.
It is located at 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″E / 15.71583°N 73.89861°E. [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.
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".