Harnai, Maharashtra
{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Entrance to Suvarnadurg.JPG
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| image_caption = Entrance to Suvarnadurg
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| population_total = 7274
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
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Harnai is a small town in Dapoli C.D. block, in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra state in Western India. The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 7,274 residents in the village. Harnai's geographical area is {{convert|591|hectare|acre}}.
Harnai has a long coastline and varied flora and fauna. Harnai is known for its beaches, which are popular places for meditation. Harnai's light house is a major tourist attraction, from which one can get a 360º degree view of Harnai.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
Suvarnadurg
{{main|Suvarnadurg}}
Suvarnadurg is a fort that is located on a small island in the Arabian Sea, near Harnai in Konkan, a rugged section of the coastline along the West Coast of India.
Suvarnadurg fort was built in the 16th century during the rule of emperor Adilshah. In 1660, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj defeated Adilshah the second and added this fort to the Maratha empire. In the year 1688, after the death of Shivaji, Rajaram appointed Sarkhel Kanhoji Aangre as the authority over this fort. This fort was a headquarter to the great soldier Kanhoji Aangre who was known as the Shivaji of the sea. From Kanhoji to Tulaji, this fort remained under the command and control of the Aangre family. In the year 1755, this fort came under the rule of the Peshwas and later, under the British in the year 1818. This fort continued to be under the British until Independence. Suvarnadurg fort at Harnai, is the oldest forts in Dapoli.
Goa Fort
{{main|Goa Fort}}
The Harnai port at Dapoli Taluka{{Cite web|url=http://www.talukadapoli.com|title=Taluka Dapoli- Research Website}} has a group of 3 forts, namely Kanakadurga, Fateh Gadh and Goa Fort. There is no proper information about who built these forts, but it is known that these forts were built to strategically support and protect the main Suvarnadurg fort. Among these 3 forts, Goa Fort spreads in a surface area of three and a quarter hectors. The fort is surrounded by sea on the western and northern sides and has a natural high rise at the southern part. There are remains of structures on this high rise.
Kanakdurg Fort
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Along with Kanakdurg Fort, Fattegad and Gova Fort are supporting forts to the great marine fort Suvarnadurga at Harnai in Dapoli. Among these sub-forts, Kanakdurg Fort is the closest to Harnai Port. Kanakdurg Fort is surrounded by the sea on all 3 sides and has a surface area of about a quarter hectare. This fort has an oval shape and the fort is accessible through a set of stairs. At the end of the stairs, there is a water tank on the right-hand side at a lower level. [https://www.talukadapoli.com/en/places/kanakdurg-harnai/]
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Harnai (1991–2020, extremes 1943–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 35.9
| Feb record high C = 37.3
| Mar record high C = 40.4
| Apr record high C = 36.9
| May record high C = 39.0
| Jun record high C = 39.8
| Jul record high C = 35.1
| Aug record high C = 32.3
| Sep record high C = 35.0
| Oct record high C = 37.0
| Nov record high C = 37.6
| Dec record high C = 35.9
| year record high C = 40.4
| Jan high C = 28.7
| Feb high C = 28.7
| Mar high C = 29.7
| Apr high C = 30.8
| May high C = 31.6
| Jun high C = 30.9
| Jul high C = 29.4
| Aug high C = 29.0
| Sep high C = 29.5
| Oct high C = 31.5
| Nov high C = 32.4
| Dec high C = 30.9
| year high C = 30.3
| Jan low C = 21.3
| Feb low C = 21.7
| Mar low C = 23.2
| Apr low C = 25.1
| May low C = 26.6
| Jun low C = 25.6
| Jul low C = 24.7
| Aug low C = 24.4
| Sep low C = 24.3
| Oct low C = 24.6
| Nov low C = 24.2
| Dec low C = 22.7
| year low C = 24.1
| Jan record low C = 12.8
| Feb record low C = 13.2
| Mar record low C = 16.1
| Apr record low C = 17.8
| May record low C = 20.0
| Jun record low C = 13.3
| Jul record low C = 18.0
| Aug record low C = 12.5
| Sep record low C = 20.2
| Oct record low C = 18.5
| Nov record low C = 17.6
| Dec record low C = 14.6
| year record low C = 12.5
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.1
| Feb rain mm = 0.0
| Mar rain mm = 0.3
| Apr rain mm = 1.1
| May rain mm = 23.2
| Jun rain mm = 756.4
| Jul rain mm = 992.3
| Aug rain mm = 591.5
| Sep rain mm = 429.9
| Oct rain mm = 108.4
| Nov rain mm = 9.4
| Dec rain mm = 2.8
| year rain mm = 2915.4
| Jan rain days = 0.1
| Feb rain days = 0.0
| Mar rain days = 0.1
| Apr rain days = 0.1
| May rain days = 1.3
| Jun rain days = 16.8
| Jul rain days = 25.3
| Aug rain days = 22.7
| Sep rain days = 14.3
| Oct rain days = 4.6
| Nov rain days = 0.4
| Dec rain days = 0.3
| year rain days = 86.0
|time day = 17:30 IST
| Jan humidity = 67
| Feb humidity = 69
| Mar humidity = 71
| Apr humidity = 73
| May humidity = 75
| Jun humidity = 82
| Jul humidity = 86
| Aug humidity = 85
| Sep humidity = 82
| Oct humidity = 76
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 66
|year humidity = 75
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Harnai Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 317–318
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M143
| accessdate = 5 April 2020}}
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