Alibag

Alibag ( Marathi: अलिबाग, Alibag; also Alibagh ) has about 20,000 inhabitants, is a small coastal town and seaport in the state of Maharashtra in the district of Raigad in India, 30 km south of Mumbai located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, with some beautiful, wide sandy beaches, but also rocky beaches, about 30 km above Chaul, according to Murud Janjira and extend.

History

Alibag was created in the 18th century by Shivaji as a fort to counter the growing influence of the Siddis of Janjira, the expanding Portuguese and British.

Accessibility

Alibag is reached from Mumbai by ferry, take the India Gate. Overland route via the Pen, a rural town on National Highway 4, which connects Mumbai and Goa leads. From Pune one can reach Alibag and the beaches on the Expressway, the one leaves at Khopoli in western direction.

Economy

( Most local ) tourism, fisheries and agriculture. It is cultivated rice, coconuts, vegetables and mangoes. In recent years there has been some industrial areas.

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• Location in Maharashtra