Ghodbunder fort is a located near Ghodbandar road Thane. Ghodbunder village is situated at the bottom of the hill on which the fort stands. In 1530 the Portuguese came to Thane but they only began building the Ghodbunder fort in 1730. The Portuguese name for the fort was Cacabe de Tanna. The British captured the fort and made it their headquarters of the district administration with a district collector stationed in Thane. Currently the fort is in ruins but there has been some renovation work started by the Government to preserve it.
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