Matara Fort

The Matara Fort (Sinhala: මාතර බලකොටුව Mathara Balakotuwa; Tamil: மாத்தறைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Māttaṟaik Kōṭṭai) was built in 1560 by the Portuguese and was substantially re-built by the Dutch in 1640, following the capture of Galle. The fort, which consists of a large stone rampart, occupies the promontory, which separates the Niwala Ganga (River) lagoon and the ocean.

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Matara Fort ranks #3,333 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 13 mapped in Sri Lanka. Founded 1595, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 437 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Sri Lanka compares in the castle statistics.

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