Alorna

Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.

Alorna Halarn
village
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Coordinates: 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″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

Geography

It is located at 15°42′57″N 73°53′55″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.

Fort in the village

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".