The Batticaloa Fort (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்புக் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṭṭakkaḷappuk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව බලකොටුව, romanized: Madakalapuwa Balakotuwa) was...
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Batticaloa (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு, Maṭṭakkaḷappu; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව, Maḍakalapuwa) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital...
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Galle Fort (Sinhala: ගාලු කොටුව Galu Kotuwa; Tamil: காலிக் கோட்டை, romanized: Kālik Kōṭṭai), in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was...
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Portuguese Forts Arandora fort Arippu fort Batticaloa fort Colombo fort Delft Island fort Fort Fredrick Fort Hammenheil Galle Fort Haldummulla fort† Hanwella...
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between Colombo Fort and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka. The Udaya Devi is one of three trains that runs between Colombo Fort and Batticaloa.The other trains...
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Batticaloa Museum is a small museum, which is located in inside of Batticaloa Fort, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1999. The museum has rare...
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Fort (Colombo) (Sinhala: කොටුව; Tamil: கோட்டை) is the central business district of Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is the financial district of Colombo and the...
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Menikkadawara Negombo Balana Arandora MacDowall Batticaloa Mapagala Sigiriya Vijithapura Kalpitiya Koddiyar Fort Fredrick Mullaitivu Arippu Mannar Pooneryn...
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Batticaloa Lagoon is a very large estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The city of Batticaloa is located on land between the lagoon...
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Jaffna Fort (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணக் கோட்டை, romanized: Yāḻppāṇak Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: යාපනය බලකොටුව Yapanaya Balakotuwa) is a fort built by the Portuguese at...
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of the territory of the kingdom of Jaffna, comprising Trincomalee and Batticaloa, was assigned to the "spiritual cures of the Franciscans." This decision...
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Portuguese Forts Arandora fort Arippu fort Batticaloa fort Colombo fort Delft Island fort Fort Fredrick Fort Hammenheil Galle Fort Haldummulla fort† Hanwella...
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Junction to Trincomalee The line from Maho Junction to Batticaloa The line from Colombo Fort to Beliatta List of railway stations in Sri Lanka Road Map...
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romanized: Delf Balakotuwa, locally known as Neduntheevu fort and Meekaman fort) are ruins of a fort located on the island of Neduntheevu in the Palk Strait...
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to capture Fort Batticaloa. Coster had arrived in Trincomalee in April 1638, which was already in Dutch hands, and sailed for Batticaloa with three ships...
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Balana Fort (Sinhala: බලන කොටුව) was a fortified pass of the Kingdom of Kandy located near the Alagalla Mountain Range, Sri Lanka. Balana which means the...
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The Matara Fort (Sinhala: මාතර බලකොටුව Mathara Balakotuwa; Tamil: மாத்தறைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Māttaṟaik Kōṭṭai) was built in 1560 by the Portuguese and...
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christened São Jorge. The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender...
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Hoods Tower Museum (redirect from Fort Ostenburg)
Station.[citation needed] The location derives its name from the Fort Ostenburg, a small fort built at the entrance to the inner harbour of Trincomalee by...
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Mapagala fortress (category Forts in Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Portuguese Forts Arandora fort Arippu fort Batticaloa fort Colombo fort Delft Island fort Fort Fredrick Fort Hammenheil Galle Fort Haldummulla fort† Hanwella...
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Fort Hammenhiel (Tamil: அம்மன்னீல் கோட்டை, romanized: Am'maṉṉīl Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: හැමන්හිල් බලකොටුව, romanized: Hæminanhil Balakotuwa) is a fort built...
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The Batticaloa line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Northern line at Maho Junction, the line heads east through North Central Province...
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Katuwana Fort (Sinhala: කටුවන බලකොටුව Katuwana Balakotuwa; Tamil: கட்டுவனைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Kaṭṭuvaṉaik Kōṭṭai; also known as Fort Catuna or Fort Catoene)...
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The Star Fort (Sinhala: මාතර තාරකා කොටුව Mathara Tharaka Kotuwa; Tamil: விண்மீன் கோட்டை, romanized: Viṇmīṉ Kōṭṭai) is a fort in Matara, Sri Lanka, located...
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Arippu Fort (Tamil: அரிப்புக் கோட்டை, romanized: Arippuk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: අරිප්පු බලකොටුව, romanized: Arippu Balakotuwa; also known as Allirani fort; Tamil:...
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Pooneryn Fort (Tamil: பூநகரிக் கோட்டை, romanized: Pūnakarik Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: පූනරීන් බලකොටුව Punarin Balakotuwa) is located in Pooneryn, adjacent to the...
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Sitawaka fort (Sinhala: සීතාවක බලකොටුව, romanized: Sitawaka Balakotuwa; Tamil: சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka...
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Menikkadawara Fort (Sinhala: මැනික්කඩවර බලකොටුව Mænikkadawara Balakotuwa;Tamil: மெனிக்கடவரைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Meṉikkaṭavaraik Kōṭṭai), was a small fort located...
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authority. In 1668, a second eastern expansion occurred, encompassing Batticaloa and Kottiyar. While local submission occurred initially, subsequent revolts...
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Kalpitiya Fort (Sinhala: කල්පිටිය බලකොටුව Kalpitiya Balakotuwa; Tamil: கற்பிட்டிக் கோட்டை, romanized: Kaṟpiṭṭik Kōṭṭai) was built by the Dutch between...
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