Mannar Fort (Tamil: மன்னார்க் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṉṉārk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව Mannaram Balakotuwa) is located on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It was built by Portuguese in 1560. The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch. It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island. The fort is currently occupied by the Department of Archeology.
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| - Mannar Fort (Tamil: மன்னார்க் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṉṉārk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව Mannaram Balakotuwa) is located on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It was built by Portuguese in 1560. The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch. It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island. The fort is currently occupied by the Department of Archeology. (en)
- Fort Mannar bevindt zich op de zuidelijke punt van het eiland Mannar, vlak tegenover het vasteland van Sri Lanka. Het eiland maakt deel uit van de Adamsbrug, de reeks eilanden, zandbanken en riffen tussen de noordwestelijke kust van Sri Lanka en de oostkust van India. Het fort werd gebouwd rond 1680 door de Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) als versterking en uitbreiding van een ouder Portugees fort. (nl)
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| - Mannar Fort (Tamil: மன்னார்க் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṉṉārk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව Mannaram Balakotuwa) is located on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It was built by Portuguese in 1560. The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch. It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island. The fort is currently occupied by the Department of Archeology. (en)
- Fort Mannar bevindt zich op de zuidelijke punt van het eiland Mannar, vlak tegenover het vasteland van Sri Lanka. Het eiland maakt deel uit van de Adamsbrug, de reeks eilanden, zandbanken en riffen tussen de noordwestelijke kust van Sri Lanka en de oostkust van India. Het fort werd gebouwd rond 1680 door de Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) als versterking en uitbreiding van een ouder Portugees fort. (nl)
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