Fortress
Fort Kalamata
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Fort Kalamata is a coastal star fort that was built by the Portuguese on the island of Ternate in Indonesia's Maluku Islands. Formerly known as Benteng Kayu Merah (Red Wood Fort) because it is located in Kayu Merah village, Originally the fort was named Santa Lucia, but later it became famous for Fort Kalamata. Kalamata itself comes from the name Pengeran Kalamata, the younger brother of the Sultan of Ternate Madarsyah
It is located at the south eastern corner of the island 1 km south of Bastiong on the edge of the water. It is now open to the public.
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Fort Kalamata ranks #3,763 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 35 mapped in Indonesia. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.
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