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has glosseng: The Bassein Fort is the Sea fort in Vasai Road, which is a suburb towards north of Mumbai. Vasai Road is the third last station on the western railway towards Virar. It falls in Thane District on the mainland just north of the Bombay archipelago. It was established by the Portuguese as the headquarters of their Indian operations in 1534 and centre of their operations until 1739. With this as the main base, they built other smaller forts such as the Castella de Aguada, and strong houses in many of the islands in what is now Pakistan.
lexicalizationeng: Bassein Fort
instance ofe/Forts in India
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has glosspor: A Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím localiza-se na antiga cidade de Baçaím (hoje Vasai-Virar, no estado de Maharashtra, na Índia.
lexicalizationpor: Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim
lexicalizationpor: Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím
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geo locgeographic location 19.330277777777777 72.815
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media:imgMap of Bassein from Portuguese Atlas (1630).jpg
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