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Chaul

Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India.

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01 · WHAT

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Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India.

02 · WHY

Why is it here?

It was a town of Portuguese India, with the Korlai Fort located nearby.

03 · BEFORE

What was here before?

History The town was famous for cotton manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to Varthema, Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs.

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Even Portuguese explorer and writer Duarte Barbosa conceded fame of the Chaul for cotton materials.

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01 · HISTORY

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History The town was famous for cotton manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to Varthema, Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs.

02 · ARCHITECTURE

What was designed deliberately?

It was a town of Portuguese India, with the Korlai Fort located nearby.

03 · PEOPLE

Who shaped this story?

Even Portuguese explorer and writer Duarte Barbosa conceded fame of the Chaul for cotton materials.

04 · CITY & INFRASTRUCTURE

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Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India.

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Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India. It was a town of Portuguese India, with the Korlai Fort located nearby. History The town was famous for cotton manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to Varthema, Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs.

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Even Portuguese explorer and writer Duarte Barbosa conceded fame of the Chaul for cotton materials.

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Chaul

What am I looking at?

Why is it here?

What was here before?

The detail that changes how you see it.

One place. More than one story.

What changed over time?

What was designed deliberately?

Who shaped this story?

How did it shape the place around it?

Put the Aha back into its landscape.

Don’t just read the past. Move through it.

The quick answer

How it came to be

Details worth remembering.

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Chaul

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Chaul — Wikipedia

Wikimedia Commons media record

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Chaul

Jaipur

Chand Baori

Howrah Bridge

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