List of forts in Maharashtra
The mountainous districts of Western Maharashtra are dotted with the ruins of hundreds of mountain forts mainly from the Deccan Sultanates and the Maratha Empire eras. Some such as Daulatabad fort are even older. These forts and the surrounding hills are popular among people interested in trekking, hiking, and heritage tourism related to the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Notable forts popular with tourists include Shivaneri, Rajgad, Sinhagad, Raigad, and Pratapgad. A group of 11 such forts in Maharashtra along with one fort in Tamil Nadu, officially called the Maratha Military Landscapes of India, were recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 2025.
Many, if not most of these forts were destroyed by the British after they defeated the Maratha empire.In order to stop the defeated Maratha forces from regrouping by taking refuge in the mountain forts,the then British governor of Bombay, Mountstuart Elphinstone ordered most of these forts to be demolished, and all that remains today is ruins.
- Ahmednagar Fort
- Ajobagad Fort, Palghar district
- Ajinkyatara Fort
- Akluj Fort
- Akola Fort
- Alang Fort
- Ambolgad Fort Ratnagiri district
- Anjaneri Fort
- Anjanvel Fort
- Ankai Fort
- Antur Fort
- Arnala fort
- Asava fort
- Asheri fort
- Avandha Fort
- Avchitgad
- Bahadur Fort
- Balapur Fort
- Ballarpur Fort
- Bankot fort
- Belapur Fort
- Bhagwantgad
- Bhairavgad
- Bhairavgad
- Bhairavgad
- Bhairavgad
- Dongri Fort
- Dronagiri Fort
- Dubergad Fort
- Durgabhandar
- Durgadi Fort
- Fatte gad
- Fort George
- Gagangad
- Galna
- Gambhirgad
- Gawilghur
- Ghangad
- Ghargad
- Ghodbunder Fort
- Ghosalegad Fort
- Goa fort
- Gondhanapur Fort
- Gopalgad
- Gorakhgad
- Gowalkot
- Gumtara Fort
- Gunvantgad
- Hadsar
- Hargad
- Harihar fort
- Harishchandragad
- Hatgad
- Indori fort
- Indrai fort
- Irshalgad
- Fort Jadhavgadh
- Jaigad Fort
- Jamgaon Fort
- Jamner Fort
- Jangali Jayagad, Janjira fort
- Javlya fort
- Jivdhan
- Kaladgad
- Kalanandigad
- Kalavantin Durg
- Kaldurg Fort
- Kalyangad/ Nandgiri
- Kamalgad
- Kamandurg Fort
- Kandhar Fort
- Kanchana Fort
- Kanhera Fort,
- Kankrala
- Karnala Fort
- Kavnai fort
- Kelve Fort
- Kenjalgad
- Khanderi
- Kharda / Shivpattan Fort
- Kohoj Fort
- Kolaba Fort
- Koldher Fort
- Konkan Diva Fort
- Korigad
- Korlai Fort
- Kothaligad / Bhairavgad
- Kulang Fort
- Kunjargad
- Kurdugad
- Laling fort
- Lingana
- Lohagad
- Machindragad
- Machnur Fort
- Madangad Fort
- Madh Fort
- Mahim Fort
- Mahimangad
- Mahipalgad
- Mahipatgad
- Mahuli
- Mahur Fort
- Mailagad Fort
- Makrandgad
- Malanggad
- Malegaon fort
- Malhargad/Sonori Fort
- Manaranjan Fort
- Mandangad fort
- Mangad Fort/Fort Mangad
- Mangalgad/ Kangori fort
- Mangi-Tungi
- Manikgad
- Manikgad (Raigad)
- Manjarsubha Fort
- Mankigad fort
- Manohargad-Mansantoshgad
- Markanda Fort
- Mazagon Fort
- Metghar Fort, Nashik
- Mohandar fort/Shidka fort
- Mohangad
- Mora fort
- Morgiri Fort
- Mrugagad
- Mulher
- Naldurg Fort
- Nanded fort
- Nandoshi fort
- Narayangad
- Narnala
- Narsimhagad
- Nhavigad
- Nimgiri-Hanumantgad fort
- Nivati fort
- Pabargad
- Padargad
- Padmadurg
- Padmdurang fort
- Palashi Fort
- Palgad
- Pandavgad
- Panhala Fort
- Paranda Fort
- Pargadh
- Parola Fort
- Patta Fort
- Pavangad
- Pemgiri Fort/ Shahagad
- Pimpalgaon Raja Fort,
- Pimpaldoh Fort,
- Pisola fort
- Prabalgad
- Prachitgad
- Pratapgad
- Purandar fort
- Purnagad
- Raigad Fort
- Raireshwar
- Rajgad Fort
- Rajdher fort
- Ramshej fort
- Ramtek
- Rangana Fort
- Rasalgad
- Ratandurg fort
- Ratangad
- Ratnagiri
- Ravlya Fort
- Revdanda fort
- Riwa Fort
- Rohida fort
- Sagargad
- Sajjangad
- Sakharkherda Fort,
- Sakshigad
- Salher
- Salota fort
- Samangad
- Sangram Durg
- Santoshgad
- Sarasgad
- Sarjekot fort
- Sewri Fort
- Shaniwar Wada
- Shirgaon Fort
- Shivgad
- Shivneri
- Shrivardhan Fort
- Siddhagad
- Sindhudurg Fort
- Saurabh Fort
- Sinhagad
- Sion Hillock Fort
- Sitabuldi Fort
- Solapur Fort
- Sondai fort
- Songir
- Songiri
- Sudhagad
- Sumargad
- Surgad
- Suvarnadurg
- Tailbaila fort
- Takmak fort
- Talagad
- Tandulwadi fort
- Tankai fort
- Tarapur fort
- Terekhol Fort
- Thalner
- Tikona
- Tipagad
- Torna Fort
- Tringalwadi
- Trymbakgad
- Tung Fort
- Udgir Fort
- Underi
- Vaghera Fort
- Vairagad Fort
- Vairatgad Fort
- Vajragad
- Vandan Fort
- Vardhangad Fort
- Varugad
- Vasai Fort/Bassein Fort
- Vasantgad
- Vasota Fort/Vyaghragad
- Vijaydurg Fort
- Vijaygad Fort
- Vikatgad
- Virathan Fort
- Visapur Fort
- Vishalgad/Khelna Fort
- Worli Fort
- Yashwantgad Fort