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Fort

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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Colombo Lighthouse and President’s House.

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or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in . The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower.

Government office
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President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, , Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.

Government office
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The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of . Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the and adjacent to the General Treasury Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

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is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Village
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, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the Fort.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Fort

Latitude
6.93435° or 6° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
79.84482° or 79° 50′ 41″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
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 කොටු ව”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ කොටු‍ව”
  • Spanish: “fort”
  • Spanish: “Fort”
  • Tamil: “கோட்டை”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Jumma Mosque and Board of Investment.

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