Fort Kyk-Over-Al
Fort Kyk-Over-Al was a Dutch fort in the colony of Essequibo, in what is now Guyana. It was constructed in 1616 at the intersection of the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: Ruined 17th century Dutch fort in Guyana
- Also known as: “Fort Kijkoveral”, “Fort Kyk over Al”, and “Watch-over-Al”
Fort Kyk-Over-Al
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana, South America
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Fort Kyk-Over-Al” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Кійк-овер-ол”
- Dutch: “Fort Kyk-over-al”
- Russian: “Кийк-овер-ол”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Kykoveral”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Kyk-Over-Al”. Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.