Batticaloa Fort

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.

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Batticaloa Fortは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,138位（全3,734件中）、スリランカの5件では5位にランクされています。1628年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の32%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の285件のひとつ）。スリランカが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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