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PLACES OF INTEREST
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SATAVALI
Satavali (Lanje Peta; 16° 454' N, 73° 25' E; p. 1395), is a village
about 12 miles up the Muchkundi creek, surrounded though not shut in by high hills. Being the nearest point to the famous fort of Vishalgad, the place has a small trade. It seems to be Dobetala to which Barbosa (1514), refers as having on its banks several small places, orchards, and betel gardens. [Stanley's Edition, 73, 74.] Its former great trade was hit by the silting of the creek. There are old paved roads and Musalman remains. [Nairne's Konkan, 33] Close to the river is a small fort with six bastions and about a fifth of an acre in area. There is a village panchayat at Satavali.
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