Belapur Fort

Gayu Mehal
Belapur Fort
Belapur Fort is located in Mumbai
Belapur Fort
Location within Mumbai
General information
TypeFort
LocationBelapur, Navi Mumbai
Coordinates19°00′20″N 73°01′42″E / 19.005524°N 73.028403°E / 19.005524; 73.028403
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Construction started1560
Completed1570
Destroyed1817
OwnerCIDCO
Design and construction
Architect(s)Shazada Wal jah bahadur

Belapur Fort is a fort near the township of Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the Siddis of Janjira. It was later conquered by the Portuguese, and then Marathas. In the early 19th century, the fort was captured by the British. After the British gained supremacy in the region, with the expansion of the Bombay Presidency, the strategic importance of the fort declined, and it fell into disuse.