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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • Description: fort in Chennai, India
  • Address: Rajaji Salai, Chennai, 600009
  • Also known as
    “Madras Fort Saint George”
    “White Town”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chennai Fort railway station and Chennai Central railway station.
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Chennai Fort is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS. is situated 480 metres northwest of Fort St. George.
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Chennai Central is a railway station in , India. is situated 1 km west of Fort St. George.
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is a major state-owned hospital situated in , . is situated 1 km west of Fort St. George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sowcarpet and George Town.
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is a neighborhood in the of , .
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, also known as Muthialpet, Parry's Corner…
is a neighbourhood in downtown , .

Fort St. George

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Latitude
13.07968° or 13° 4′ 47″ north
Longitude
80.28494° or 80° 17′ 6″ east
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”
  • French: “fort Saint-Georges”
  • 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”
  • Spanish: “Fort Saint George”
  • Spanish: “White Town”
  • 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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