Alorna
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| native_name = Halarn
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| subdivision_name2 = North Goa
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| subdivision_name3 = Pernem
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| population_demonym = Halarnekar
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| demographics1_title2 = Former Official
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Alorna (Halarn) is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Alorna is famous for the Alorna Fort.
Geography
It is located at {{coord|15|42|57|N|73|53|55|E}}.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Arambol.html Map and weather of Arambol 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".{{cite news |last1=Barreto |first1=Mackelroy |title=Alorna fort: An identity lost and found |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/goa/alorna-fort-an-identity-lost-and-found/articleshow/64782766.cms |access-date=23 April 2023 |publisher=Times of India |date=June 28, 2018}} 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".