Fort Cornwallis
Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis, the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse and Penang State Assembly Building.
Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is currently under the management of the Maritime Authority of Malaysia.
Penang State Assembly Building
Government office
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The Penang State Assembly Building is the home of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. It is located at Light Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Penang State Assembly Building is situated 170 metres southwest of Fort Cornwallis.
Esplanade Grounds
Park
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The Esplanade is a seafront city square in the heart of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. It covers the field adjacent to Fort Cornwallis, known locally as the Padang, and the seaside promenade along the edge of the field. Esplanade Grounds is situated 200 metres west of Fort Cornwallis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.
George Town
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George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.
Sungai Pinang
Quarter
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Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south. Sungai Pinang is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Cornwallis.
Butterworth
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Butterworth is the main town on the mainland side of Penang state in Malaysia. It was named after William John Butterworth, governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843-1855.
Fort Cornwallis
- Type: Fort
- Description: bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Categories: bastion fort, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Fort Cornwallis” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “康华利堡”
- Chinese: “康华利斯堡”
- Chinese: “康華利堡”
- Estonian: “Cornwallise fort”
- Hebrew: “פורט קורנווליס”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Cornwallis”
- Japanese: “コーンウォリス砦”
- Japanese: “コーンウォリス要塞”
- Korean: “콘월리스 요새”
- Malay: “Kota Cornwallis”
- Persian: “فورت کورنوالیس”
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