Fortress
Batticaloa Fort
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 17th century
The Batticaloa Fort (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்புக் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṭṭakkaḷappuk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව බලකොටුව, romanized: Madakalapuwa Balakotuwa) was built by the Portuguese in 1628 and was captured by the Dutch on 18 May 1638. From 1795, the fort was used by the British.
The fort has a structure of four bastions and is protected by the Batticaloa Lagoon on two sides and a canal on the other two sides. The fort is still in reasonable condition and currently houses several local administrative departments of the Sri Lanka government in new buildings, which are located within the old structure.
Text adapted from “Batticaloa fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Batticaloa Fort ranks #3,464 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 13 mapped in Sri Lanka. Founded 1628, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Sri Lanka compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Batticaloa Fort?
Batticaloa Fort stands in Sri Lanka, at 7.7119°, 81.70238°.
When was Batticaloa Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1628. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Batticaloa Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,464 of 7,738 worldwide, and #5 in Sri Lanka. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Batticaloa Fort?
Fort Fredrick, about 109 km away.
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