Fort St. George

Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of , . Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Chennai, India
  • Also known as: “Madras Fort Saint George” and “White Town”
  • Address: Rajaji Salai, Chennai, 600009

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chennai Fort railway station and Chennai Central railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Rasnaboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chennai Fort is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery. is situated 480 metres northwest of Fort St. George.

Railway station
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Chennai Central, is a railway station in , India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in and a major rail hub in the country. It is classified as a NSG–1 category station and comes under the purview of the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. is situated 1 km west of Fort St. George.

Hospital
Tamil Nadu Government Dental College, also known as Government Dental Hospital and College, is the dental wing of the Madras Medical College. Although the college is a separate entity administratively, it is functionally integrated with the Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital. is situated 540 metres northwest of Fort St. George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sowcarpet and George Town.

Neighborhood
Photo: RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings.

Suburb
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, also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner, is a neighbourhood in , , . It is near the Fort Saint George. It is an historical area of Madras city from where its expansion began in the 1640s.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in downtown , . It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of . The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building.

Fort St. George

Latitude
13.07968° or 13° 4′ 47″ north
Longitude
80.28494° or 80° 17′ 6″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7M5237HM+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1178009706
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1257755
Wiki­data ID
Q1438739
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“Fort St. George” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Fort St. George”
  • Bengali: “সেন্ট জর্জ কেল্লা”
  • Catalan: “Fort de Saint George”
  • Catalan: “Fort Saint George”
  • Catalan: “Fort St. George”
  • Chinese: “圣乔治堡”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانت جورج”
  • French: “fort Saint-George”
  • French: “Fort Saint-George”
  • German: “Fort Saint George”
  • German: “Fort St. George”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר סנט ג’ורג”
  • Hebrew: “פורט סנט ג’ורג’”
  • Hindi: “सेंट जॉर्ज किला”
  • Hindi: “सेंट जॉर्ज फोर्ट”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng St. George, India”
  • Italian: “Forte di San Giorgio”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジョージ要塞”
  • Kannada: “ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ಸೇಂಟ್ ಜಾರ್ಜ್, ಚೆನ್ನೈ”
  • Kannada: “ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ಸೇಂಟ್ ಜಾರ್ಜ್”
  • Korean: “세인트 조지 요새”
  • Malay: “Kubu St. George”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോർട്ട് സെന്റ് ജോർജ്, ഇന്ത്യ”
  • Marathi: “फोर्ट सेंट जॉर्ज,चेन्नै”
  • Marathi: “फोर्ट सेंट जॉर्ज”
  • Russian: “Сент-Джордж”
  • Slovenian: “Fort St. George, Indija”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava sv. Jurija, Čenaj”
  • Swedish: “Fort St George, Madras”
  • Tamil: “செயின்ட் ஜார்ஜ் கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “சென் ஜார்ஜ் கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “சென் ஜோர்ஜ் கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “புனித ஜார்ஜ் கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “மதராஸ் முற்றுகை”
  • Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “ఫోర్ట్ సెయింట్ జార్జ్”
  • Thai: “ฟอร์ตเซนต์จอร์จ”
  • Turkish: “Fort St. George”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ سینٹ جارج، بھارت”

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