Cihou Fort

Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery (Chinese: 旗後砲臺; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíhòu Pàotái; Tongyong Pinyin: Cíhòu Pàotái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kî-āu Phàu-tâi) is a historic fort in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly guarding the northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor.

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Cihou Fort ranks #2,956 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 22 mapped in Taiwan. Founded 1720, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 329 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Taiwan compares in the castle statistics.

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