Fort

Fort is the central business district of in Sri Lanka. It is the financial district of Colombo and the location of the Colombo Stock Exchange and the World Trade Centre of Colombo from which the CSE operates.
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  • Suburb with about 15,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • Description: central business district of Colombo in Sri Lanka

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Colombo Lighthouse and President’s House.
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or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a and was a lighthouse in .
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President's House is the official residence and…
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is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.
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is the largest city and commercial capital…
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, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya…
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Fort

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Latitude
6.93435° or 6° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
79.84482° or 79° 50′ 41″ east
Open location code
6JRXWRMV+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3666814027
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1246686
Wiki­data ID
Q3277589

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Fort” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “福特”
  • Chinese: “要塞区”
  • Chinese: “要塞區”
  • Dutch: “Fort (Colombo)”
  • Dutch: “Fort”
  • Irish: “Fort”
  • Japanese: “フォート”
  • Persian: “فورت (کلمبو)”
  • Persian: “فورت”
  • Sinhala: “කොටු ව”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ 1”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ කොටු‍ව”
  • Spanish: “Fort”
  • Tamil: “கோட்டை”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Jumma Mosque and Board of Investment.

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